title: Chryseobacterium meningosepticum as a cause of cellulitis and sepsis in an immunocompetent patient.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, University of São Paulo, School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Felipe Francisco
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Tuon
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, University of São Paulo, School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luciana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Laboratory, Division of Central Laboratory, LIM 03, Department of Pathology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Gisele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Duboc de Almeida
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, University of São Paulo, School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ronaldo César
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Gryschek
mesh_terms: 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*