title: First report of Sphingomonas koreensis as a human pathogen in a patient with meningitis.
abstract: Sphingomonas koreensis is an aerobic Gram-negative rod originally described in 2001 following isolation from natural mineral water in Korea. Here, we report a case study with Sphingomonas koreensis as the causative agent of meningitis. To our knowledge, this is the first documented case of Sphingomonas koreensis as a human pathogen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark Department of Clinical Microbiology, Vejle Hospital, Vejle, Denmark lhmarbjerg@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Lis H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Marbjerg
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
authors.forename: Shahin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gaini
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
authors.forename: Ulrik S
authors.initials: US
authors.lastname: Justesen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization; D020578:Sphingomonas / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S