2014
DOI: 10.5578/mb.7798
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Elizabethkingia meningosepticum Bacteremia in a Patient with Bardet-Biedl Syndrome and Chronic Renal Failure

Abstract: ÖZETElizabethkingia meningosepticum, özellikle yenidoğanlar ve immün süpresif hastalarda hayatı tehdit eden hastane kaynaklı enfeksiyonlara yol açabilen gram-negatif bir fırsatçı patojendir. Değişik bir antibiyotik duyarlılık paternine sahip olan E.meningosepticum, gram-negatif bakterilerin duyarlı olduğu birçok antibiyotiğe dirençli olup, vankomisin ve kotrimoksazol (SXT) gibi gram-pozitif bakterilere etkili olan antibiyotiklere duyarlılık gösterir. Bu nedenle E.meningosepticum enfeksiyonlarında tedavinin baş… Show more

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“…Elizabethkingia meningoseptica infections are difficult to treat, especially in the ICU. It has been reported that quinolones and vancomycin may be good choices for the treatment of EM infections (12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17). Our study first confirmed that a polymyxin B-based combination regimen effectively controls sepsis caused by EM complicated by multi-drug resistant P. aeruginosa-associated lung infections, providing new insight for the pharmacotherapy of EM infections, especially mixed infections.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 73%
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“…Elizabethkingia meningoseptica infections are difficult to treat, especially in the ICU. It has been reported that quinolones and vancomycin may be good choices for the treatment of EM infections (12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17). Our study first confirmed that a polymyxin B-based combination regimen effectively controls sepsis caused by EM complicated by multi-drug resistant P. aeruginosa-associated lung infections, providing new insight for the pharmacotherapy of EM infections, especially mixed infections.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 73%
“…Although quinolones and vancomycin are effective for EM infections (12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17), and EM is also sensitive to cefoperazone sulbactam, piperacillin sulbactam, and tigecycline, however, patients in the ICU often have multiple infections. For example, the patient reported here had EM sepsis complicated by a lung infection caused by multi-drug resistant P. aeruginosa.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Our patient had a longstanding history of diabetic nephropathy which necessitated chronic hemodialysis therapy. Importantly, E. meningoseptica bacteremia has been described in patients with a wide array of renal pathology which required chronic hemodialysis therapy [9] , [10] , [11] , [12] , [13] , [14] . Our patient potentially developed catheter-related bacteremia considering its ability to contaminate medical devices and the blood cultures positive for E. meningoseptica through the hemodialysis catheter.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Echeverri et al reported a case of bacteremia in a patient with history of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, initially treated with moxifloxacin, then combined with vancomycin and sulfamethoxazole [10]. E. meningoseptica bacteremia has also been described in patients requiring chronic hemodialysis therapy [11][12][13][14][15][16]. A study from Taiwan on the analysis of adult patients with E. meningoseptica bacteremia showed that 86% of the patients had nosocomial infections and 60% had acquired the infection in the ICUs [17].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…CT brain showed pneumocephalus. Total leucocyte count (TLC) was 13,200 cells/mm 3 (4500-11000), hemoglobin 15.5 g/dL (13)(14)(15), sodium 138 meq/L (145-150), potassium 4.6 meq/L (3.5-5.5) and chlorides were 107 meq/L (96-106). Patient was drowsy and not obeying commands and hence shifted to intensive care unit (ICU).…”
Section: Case Reportmentioning
confidence: 99%