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Acute meningitis and emphysematous pyelonephritis due to extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing E. coli
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  • Minoosh Shabani,
  • Shervin Shokouhi,
  • farnoosh masbough,
  • Maryam Taleb Shoushtari,
  • Atousa Hakamifard
Minoosh Shabani
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

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Shervin Shokouhi
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
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farnoosh masbough
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
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Maryam Taleb Shoushtari
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
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Atousa Hakamifard
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
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Abstract

We present a case of acute meningitis due to extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing E. coli in a patient with immune thrombocytopenic purpura and diabetes mellitus. This challenging entity is uncommon but has a high mortality rate. The exact mechanism for the pathogenesis is not obvious and needs further studies