Clinical and microbiological analysis of bloodstream infections caused by Chryseobacterium meningosepticum in nonneonatal patients.
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.
Lin
Pen-Yi
PY
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children's Hospital, 5 Fu-Hsin St., Kweishan 333, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Chu
Chishih
C
Su
Lin-Hui
LH
Huang
Chung-Tsui
CT
Chang
Wen-Ya
WY
Chiu
Cheng-Hsun
CH
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