title: Clinical and microbiological analysis of bloodstream infections caused by Chryseobacterium meningosepticum in nonneonatal patients.
abstract: Chryseobacterium meningosepticum bloodstream infections in 11 nonneonatal patients were reported. More than half of the infections were community acquired. PCR assays indicated that the organisms produced extended-spectrum beta-lactamases as well as metallo-beta-lactamases. Genotyping showed diverse fingerprints among the isolates. Six patients survived without appropriate antibiotic treatment. Host factors are the major determinant of the outcomes of C. meningosepticum infections.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children's Hospital, 5 Fu-Hsin St., Kweishan 333, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Pen-Yi
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Chishih
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Lin-Hui
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Chung-Tsui
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Wen-Ya
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Cheng-Hsun
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chiu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D045247:Chryseobacterium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction