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- Title
First case of <italic>E. meningoseptica</italic> in Italy in a patient with necrotic hemorrhagic pancreatitis.
- Authors
Montrucchio, Giorgia; Corcione, Silvia; Vaj, Monica; Zaccaria, Teresa; Costa, Cristina; Brazzi, Luca; Cavallo, Rossana; Di Perri, Giovanni; De Rosa, Francesco G.
- Abstract
Introduction: <italic>Elizabethkingia meningoseptica</italic> can frequently colonizes the respiratory tract, but its pathogenetic role and its clinical significance are frequently questioned. However, recent data reported<italic> E. meningoseptica</italic> outbreaks in particular settings, as hospitalized patients.Case Report: We report here the first case of <italic>Elizabethkingia meningoseptica</italic> infection in Italy in a patient with necrotic-hemorrhagic pancreatitis. <italic>E. meningoseptica</italic> was isolated from respiratory tract and treated with combination antibiotic therapy.Conclusion: We discuss here the role of isolation of <italic>E. meningoseptica</italic> in hospitalized patients as a sign of patient’s frailty.
- Subjects
ITALY; ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIAL diseases; DRUG therapy; COMBINATION drug therapy; CULTURES (Biology); EPIDEMICS; FRAIL elderly; HOSPITAL care; NECROTIZING pancreatitis; RESPIRATORY infections
- Publication
Infection, 2018, Vol 46, Issue 1, p123
- ISSN
0300-8126
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s15010-017-1055-7