Affiliations: Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School,
Boston, MA 02115, USA | Department of Neonatology, Children's Hospital Boston,
Boston, MA 02115, USA | Department of Neonatology, Brigham and Women's
Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Note: [] Correspondence: Muhammad Aslam, M.D., Instructor in Pediatrics,
Department of Neonatology, Harvard Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship Program,
Children's Hospital Boston, Enders 970, 300 Longwood Avenue Boston, MA 02115,
USA. Tel.: +1 617 355 7978; Fax: +1 617 730 0260; E-mail:
[email protected]
Abstract: We present a case of multiple antibiotic resistant Escherichia
coli meningitis in a premature neonate. He developed subdural empyema,
hydrocephalus and seizures and was treated with six weeks of meropenem therapy,
phenobarbital and serial lumbar punctures to relieve hydrocephalus. He was
discharged home in stable condition.
Keywords: E. coli, neonatal meningitis, antibiotic resistance, GBS prophylaxis
