title: Sphingobacterium multivorum: case report and literature review.
abstract: We describe the case of a 67-year-old African American woman with multiple medical problems who presented with septic shock resulting from Sphingobacterium multivorum bacteraemia. S. multivorum, a Gram-negative bacillus, is ubiquitous in nature and is rarely involved in human infections. However, it is intrinsically resistant to many commonly administered antibiotics and can be a life-threatening microorganism.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Department, Saint Michael's Medical Center, Newark, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Barahona
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Department, Saint Michael's Medical Center, Newark, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Slim
keywords: Extended-spectrum β-lactamase; Gram-negative bacilli; metallo-β-lactamase; moist hospital environments; septic shock; sphingophospholipids