Ibrahim M
Department of Paediatrics, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria.
West Afr J Med. 1995 Jan-Mar;14(1):59-60.
Earlier reports on acinetobacter infections in neonates described the infections as essentially opportunistic and indolent. We described here a case of acinetobacter infection in a neonate, which ran a relentless course and resulted in hydrocephalus and cerebral palsy. The difficulty encountered in establishing a bacteriological diagnosis in the absence of a qualified microbiologist is stressed.
