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2018, Number 2

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Rev Latin Infect Pediatr 2018; 31 (2)

Elizabethkingia anophelis: an emerging bacterium

Zúñiga CIR, Caro LJ

Language: Spanish
References: 6
Page: 54-55
PDF size: 166.45 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Elizabethkingia anophelis is a newly discovered bacterium, isolated in the gut of the mosquito Anopheles gambiae. The Elizabethkingia genus also includes E. meningoseptica and E. miricola. E. meningoseptica causes neonatal sepsis and infections in immunocompromised individuals. Members of this genus thrive in humid habitats and hospital settings, water supplies and antiseptic solutions. In the Elizabethkingia spp. the Elizabethking meningoseptica species is well established as a causative agent of severe neonatal sepsis and meningitis a marked increase of E. meningoseptica as nosocomial infection has been recorded in recent years. Treatment of E. meningoseptica infections is difficult, there is a lack of specific effective therapeutic regimen. The mortality rate of nosocomial infections caused by E. meningoseptica can reach 52% in newborns and ranges from 23 to 33% in neonates. Diagnosis is made by processing cultures from sterile sites, often with blood.


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