Elizabethkingia meningosepticum (Chryseobacterium meningosepticum) Infections in Children


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CEYHAN M., ÇELİK M.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.2011, 2011 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 2011
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1155/2011/215237
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Chryseobacterium meningosepticum is 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. meningosepticum infections 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 of C. meningosepticum in newborns and infants reported so far in the literature and overviewed the infection control interventions, treatment modalities, and prevention measures.