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The Epidemiology of Meningitis in Infants under 90 Days of Age in a Large Pediatric Hospital.

Timothy A EricksonFlor M MunozCatherine L TroisiMelissa S NolanRodrigo HasbunEric L BrownKristy O Murray
Published in: Microorganisms (2021)
Enteroviruses most commonly caused viral meningitis in infants; GBS was the most common bacterial cause despite universal screening and intrapartum prophylaxis. The emergence of MRSA and resistance to third-generation cephalosporins in Gram-negative bacterial meningitis challenges the options for empirical antimicrobial therapy.
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