Elizabethkingia meningosepticum(Chryseobacterium meningosepticum) Infections in Children
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- 20 October 2011
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in International Journal of Pediatrics
- Vol. 2011, 1-7
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/215237
Abstract
Chryseobacterium meningosepticumis a ubiquitous Gram-negative bacillus historically associated primarily with meningitis in neonates and a wide variety of infections in immunocompromised patients. Neonatal infections often occur as outbreaks with environmental contamination being the source.C. meningosepticuminfections are not common but are clinically important because the organism is naturally resistant to multiple antibiotics. In this paper, we have reviewed the nosocomial outbreaks ofC. meningosepticumin newborns and infants reported so far in the literature and overviewed the infection control interventions, treatment modalities, and prevention measures.Keywords
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