Sphingobacterium multivorum Bacteremia and Acute Meningitis in an Immunocompetent Adult Patient: A Case Report

Sphingobacterium multivorum Bacteremia and Acute Meningitis in an Immunocompetent Adult Patient: A Case Report

INTRODUCTIONSphingobacterium multivorum is a Gram-negative, nonfermentative bacillus that rarely causes disease in humans. In the medical literature, only a few cases of infections caused by this organism have been reported. Almost all the reported cases of this infection were associated with condit...

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Veröffentlicht in:Iranian Red Crescent medical journal 2016, Vol.18 (9), p.e38750-e38750
Hauptverfasser: Abro, Ali Hassan, Rahimi Shahmirzadi, Mohammad Reza, Jasim, Layal Mohammed, Badreddine, Samar, Al Deesi, Zulfa
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:INTRODUCTIONSphingobacterium multivorum is a Gram-negative, nonfermentative bacillus that rarely causes disease in humans. In the medical literature, only a few cases of infections caused by this organism have been reported. Almost all the reported cases of this infection were associated with conditions that decrease immunity. CASE PRESENTATIONTo the best of our knowledge, we are reporting the first case of bacteremia and acute meningitis caused by S. multivorum in a young immunocompetent adult.
ISSN:2074-1804
DOI:10.5812/ircmj.38750