• Pediatr Int · Apr 2013

    Case Reports

    Elizabethkingia meningoseptica: Emergent bacteria causing pneumonia in a critically ill child.

    • Paulo Sergio Lucas da Silva and Graziella Hanna Pereira.
    • Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Department of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Hospital Brigadeiro, São Paulo, Brazil. psls.nat@terra.com.br
    • Pediatr Int. 2013 Apr 1; 55 (2): 231-4.

    AbstractElizabethkingia meningoseptica is an unusual, highly resistant, gram- negative bacillus. While E. meningoseptica-associated meningitis outbreaks have been well-documented in hospital neonatal wards and among immunocompromised adults, reports describing this microorganism in critically ill children are scarce. The purpose of this report was to describe a case of a 3 year-old girl who developed pneumonia caused by E. meningoseptica in the setting of previous use of broad-spectrum antibiotics and to review the pediatric literature regarding this pathogen.© 2013 The Authors. Pediatrics International © 2013 Japan Pediatric Society.

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