Chryseobacterium meningosepticum as a cause of cellulitis and sepsis in an immunocompetent patient.
Chryseobacterium meningosepticum is a Gram-negative rod with a worldwide distribution. A case of C. meningosepticum cellulitis with severe sepsis and hepatitis in a 36-year-old male patient is described.
Tuon
Felipe Francisco
FF
Department of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, University of São Paulo, School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil.
Campos
Luciana
L
Department of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, University of São Paulo, School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil.
Duboc de Almeida
Gisele
G
Microbiology Laboratory, Division of Central Laboratory, LIM 03, Department of Pathology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Gryschek
Ronaldo César
RC
Department of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, University of São Paulo, School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil.
D000328:Adult; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D045247:Chryseobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D045826:Flavobacteriaceae Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology*