CTX-M-15-producing Escherichia coli in fatal neonatal meningitis: failure of empirical chemotherapy

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Sir, Escherichia coli is one of the most common bacterial agents in neonatal disease.1 Early- and late-onset meningitis remain a major cause of death and neurological sequelae in neonates, especially among very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. A recent study has reported the emergence of E. coli as the predominant organism responsible for early-onset sepsis, as well as an increased rate of E. coli ampicillin...

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