Should clinical suspicion shift to ampicillin resistance organisms in certain preterm premature rupture of membranes scenarios?: Case of early-onset sepsis caused by E coli

Anirudh Bandu; Anthony Barone; Santosh Parab; Nisha Lakhi

doi:10.1002/ccr3.2388

Should clinical suspicion shift to ampicillin resistance organisms in certain preterm premature rupture of membranes scenarios?: Case of early-onset sepsis caused by E coli

Clin Case Rep. 2019 Sep 30;7(12):2306-2310. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.2388. eCollection 2019 Dec.

Authors

Anirudh Bandu¹, Anthony Barone², Santosh Parab², Nisha Lakhi^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics PGY-1 Saint Peters University Hospital New Brunswick New Jersey.
² Department of Pediatrics & Neonatology Richmond University Medical Center Staten Island New York.
³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Richmond University Medical Center Staten Island New York.
⁴ New York Medical College Valhalla New York.

Abstract

This case highlights the importance antibiotic stewardship, including reexamining current regimens use for intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis, which may be accountable for the shift in organism responsible for some cases of early-onset sepsis.

Keywords: E coli; ampicillin‐resistant; early‐onset sepsis; intrapartum antibiotics.

Publication types

Case Reports