Acinetobacter meningitis
Pearce, P.; Ghuman, H.; Prabhakar, H.; Hobbs, B.C.
Indian Journal of Medical Sciences 47(7): 177-179
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0019-5359 PMID: 8258473 Document Number: 410136
10,468 CSF samples from cases of meningitis in different age groups were cultured during 1988-1991. Acinetobacter calcoaceticus was isolated in 12 (5.6%) of 211 positive cultures. The strain were 100% resistant to ampicillin, cotrimoxazole and tetracycline 50% resistant to cephazolin gentamicin and kanamycin but 100% susceptible to chloramphenicol.
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