Nosocomial infections caused by Elizabethkingia meningoseptica: an emergent pathogen

Nosocomial infections caused by Elizabethkingia meningoseptica: an emergent pathogen

We hereby describe the clinical and epidemiological features and, outcomes of nine patients with Elizabethkingia meningoseptica infections in two hospitals over a 2-year period. All infections caused by this pathogen were nosocomial, or healthcare associated infections, in hemodialysis settings wher...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases 2013-09, Vol.17 (5), p.606-609
Hauptverfasser: Graziella H. Pereira, Doroti de Oliveira Garcia, Cely Saad Abboud, Vera Lucia de Barros Barbosa, Paulo Sérgio Lucas da Silva
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:We hereby describe the clinical and epidemiological features and, outcomes of nine patients with Elizabethkingia meningoseptica infections in two hospitals over a 2-year period. All infections caused by this pathogen were nosocomial, or healthcare associated infections, in hemodialysis settings whereas none was correlated with hospital outbreaks. Keywords: Elizabethkingia meningoseptica, Nosocomial infections, Bloodstream infections
ISSN:1413-8670