Carbapenemase producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPC) meningitis from chronic otitis media

oleh: Shamsuddin Anwar, Sudeep Acharya, Sakura Thapa, Jacob Rabadi, Neville Mobarakai

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Elsevier 2020-01-01

Deskripsi

Meningitis and brain abscess caused by carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPC) is rarely described in the medical literature. Such infections have been described after neurosurgical medium or post-trauma. We describe an unusual case of KPC meningitis originating from with long term intravenous antibiotics.