title: Chryseobacterium meningosepticum infection and cardiac tamponade in a long-term hemodialysis patient.
abstract: Chryseobacterium meningosepticum is a lactose-nonfermenting gram-negative bacilli ubiquitously found in the natural and hospital environment. Clinical infection caused by C. meningosepticum is very rare among healthy adults. We present the case of a patient with end-stage renal disease who developed purulent pericarditis with C. meningosepticum infection, which rapidly evolved into cardiac tamponade and death. To our knowledge, this is the first case in which C. meningosepticum caused fatal purulent pericarditis in a hemodialysis patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Thitima
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lothuvachai
authors.forename: Khanchit
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Likittanasombat
authors.forename: Samaniya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Milindankura
authors.forename: Amporn
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sakulsaengprapha
authors.forename: Chagriya
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kitiyakara
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000382:microbiology*; D045247:Chryseobacterium / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D045826:Flavobacteriaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D000077731:Meropenem; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013845:Thienamycins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D013845:Thienamycins; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D014640:Vancomycin; D000077731:Meropenem