Flavobacterium meningosepticum meningitis in an adult with acute leukaemia

Krebs, Sharon; Blanché, P; Bouscary, Didier; Gauther, E.; Dreyfus, Françoise; Sicard, Didier; Blanchard, Helen

doi:10.1136/pgmj.72.845.187-a

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“…Some reports of infections due to Elizebethkingia menigosepticum have been published. Krebs et al reported a case of bacteremia and meningitis by E. meningosepticum, in a patient with history of acute myeloid leukemia [9]. 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].…”

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Elizabethkingia meningoseptica Bacteremia in an Immuno-competent Patient

Rao¹,

Dandamudi²,

Koppula³

2017

JCR

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Background: Elizabethkingia meningoseptica infections are not common but are clinically important because the organism is naturally resistant to multiple antibiotics. A prompt diagnosis is important so as to give appropriate antibiotic treatment. Case Report: We report a case of central line associated Elizabethkingia meningoseptica infection in a patient who was admitted with recurrent oligodendroglioma and underwent right frontal craniotomy and surgical decompression of tumor. Conclusion: Elizabethkingia meningoseptica infection should always be considered in the etiological diagnosis of septicemia who do not respond to empirical therapy as this results in an inappropriate choice of antimicrobial therapy, which may lead to increased morbidity and mortality of patients infected by this pathogen.

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Elizabethkingia meningoseptica Bacteremia in an Immuno-competent Patient

Rao¹,

Dandamudi²,

Koppula³

2017

JCR

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“…Although some studies, such as those carried out by Echeverri et al (2) , Krebs et al (6) , and Pereira et al (9) demonstrated that the antimicrobial trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, rifampin, and vancomycin are useful in clinical practice for treating E. meningoseptica infections, they were not tested in this study because …”

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“…Data on susceptibility profile are described in Table. DiSCuSSion There are some reports of cases of infections by E. meningoseptica in patients with hematologic malignancies (2,4) . Krebs et al (6) reported a case of a 27-year-old patient presenting bacteremia and meningitis by F. meningosepticum, and with a history of acute myeloid leukemia, the patient was treated with rifampin, ciprofloxacin, and piperacillin for 23 days. On the other hand, Echeverri et al (2) reported a case of bacteremia in an immunocompromised patient with history of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, initially treated with moxifloxacin, then combined with vancomycin and sulfametaxazol.…”

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“…In adults, it can cause infections in immunocompromised persons or in debilitating conditions, such as cancer, tuberculosis, neutropenia, aplastic anemia, diabetes, organ transplant, endocarditis, pneumonia, postoperative bacteremia, and meningitis (7) . It usually appears as a pathogen resistant to antimicrobials commonly prescribed for the treatment of gram-negative bacteria, including broad-spectrum beta-lactam and aminoglycosides, and, therefore, is a clinical concern (6) .…”

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Infection by multidrug-resistant Elizabethkingia meningoseptica: case reports

Lima¹,

Albuquerque

Alves³

et al. 2014

Jornal Brasileiro De Patologia E Medicina Laboratorial

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Rare Elizabethkingia meningosepticum meningitis case in an immunocompetent adult

Hayek

Thura

Cribbs

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Emerging Microbes & Infections

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Though Elizabethkingia meningosepticum typically causes meningitis in neonates, its occurrence in adult is rare, with sixteen cases described worldwide. We report a case of E. meningosepticum meningitis in an immunocompetent adult. Bacterial identification was made a day earlier than conventional method by using matrix assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) Vitek mass spectrometry RUO (VMS), which resulted in successful treatment with rifampin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, levofloxacin and minocycline.

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Flavobacterium meningosepticum meningitis in an adult with acute leukaemia

Cited by 3 publications

References 11 publications

Elizabethkingia meningoseptica Bacteremia in an Immuno-competent Patient

Elizabethkingia meningoseptica Bacteremia in an Immuno-competent Patient

Infection by multidrug-resistant Elizabethkingia meningoseptica: case reports

Rare Elizabethkingia meningosepticum meningitis case in an immunocompetent adult

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