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Meningitis caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli in infants in France: a case series.

Gabriel LignieresAlexis RybakCorinne LevyAndré BirgyStéphane BechetStéphane BonacorsiRobert CohenFouad Madhi
Published in: JAC-antimicrobial resistance (2023)
meningitis in children and needs to be given as early as possible (<48 h) and for at least 21 days. Maternal colonization or infection with ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae needs to be reported to the neonatal or paediatric ICU team, in order to adapt the empirical antibiotic therapy.
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