Neonatal Brain Abscess with <i>Serratia marcescens</i> after Intrauterine Infection: A Case Report

• Main Authors: Mihaela Bizubac (Author), Francisca Balaci-Miroiu (Author), Cristina Filip (Author), Corina Maria Vasile (Author), Carmen Herișeanu (Author), Veronica Marcu (Author), Sergiu Stoica (Author), Catalin Cîrstoveanu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Brain abscesses are a possible complication of bacterial sepsis or central nervous system infection but are uncommon in the neonatal period. Gram-negative organisms often cause them, but Serratia marcescens is an unusual cause of sepsis and meningitis in this age group. This pathogen is opportunisti...