Flavobacterium meningosepticum as an opportunist.
Flavobacterium meningosepticum was isolated from the cerebrospinal fluid of an adult immunodeficient female. In spite of prompt therapy the patient succumbed to the infection. The opportunistic role of the organism is discussed.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005417:Flavobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans