A Fatal Case of Meningitis Complicating Chronic Otitis Media and Base of Skull Osteomyelitis due to Carbapenemase (OXA-48)-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae
Osteomyelitis of the base of the skull is a rare but life-threatening disease. Although Klebsiella pneumoniae is not a pathogen that is frequently associated with this infection, the clinical course can rapidly progress to meningitis. Here, we describe a case of chronic otitis media, secondary to OX...
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| Main Authors: | Waleed Baharoon, Jinan Shamou, Laila Layqah |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2023-01-01
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| Series: | Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.lww.com/10.1007/s44229-022-00024-9 |
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