After 5 days of birth, baby developed poor feeding, convulsions, fever with low protein low sugar and high chloride (in CSF) is most likely due to –
Correct Answer: Listeria monocytogenes
Description: We cannot get the answer from CSF values because there is no meningitis which lowers CSF protein.
But we have to choose one answer.
There is only one organism among the four options which can cause neonatal meningitis - Listeria monocytogenes.
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