Prolonged febrile illness due to CTX-M-15 extendedspectrum β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae infection in Nigeria
African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Prolonged febrile illness due to CTX-M-15 extendedspectrum β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae infection in Nigeria | |
| Creator | Aboderin, Oladipo A. Adefehinti, Olufemi Odetoyin, Babatunde W. Olotu, Amadin A. Okeke, Iruka N. Adeodu, Olugbenga | |
| Description | We report on an 8-year-old patient with septicaemia unresponsive to therapy for five weeks. Undetected, extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) production by the infecting Klebsiella strain was regarded as responsible for treatment failure. Intravenously administered imipenem during the sixth week led to sustained resolution of fever. Resource-limited hospitals can incur prohibitive costs from ESBL-producer infections because of diagnostic limitations and consequent treatment failure involving prolonged supportive therapy. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2012-06-04 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/ajlm.v1i1.16 | |
| Source | African Journal of Laboratory Medicine; Vol 1, No 1 (2012); 4 pages 2225-2010 2225-2002 | |
| Language | eng | |
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