title: Sphingobacterium spiritivorum infection in a patient with end stage renal disease on haemodialysis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Sphingobacterium spiritivorum is a microorganism that is ubiquitously found in the environment. However, it is rarely isolated from human clinical specimens. There are few reports to date of Sphingobacterium spiritivorum causing disease in humans.
  
  
  METHODS
  We describe a case of Sphingobacterium spiritivorum infection in a patient on haemodialysis, which to our knowledge, has not been described before. Further testing revealed this strain was sensitive to multiple antimicrobials.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Despite interrupted courses of several antibiotics, our patient clinically made a good recovery and continued to receive haemodialysis.
authors.affiliation: Southend University Hospital, Prittlewell Chase, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RY, UK. amit.gupta9@nhs.net.
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infections (AMRHAI) Reference Unit, Public Health England, London, NW9 5EQ, UK.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Logan
authors.affiliation: Southend University Hospital, Prittlewell Chase, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RY, UK.|Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infections (AMRHAI) Reference Unit, Public Health England, London, NW9 5EQ, UK.
authors.forename: Nada
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Elhag
authors.affiliation: Southend University Hospital, Prittlewell Chase, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RY, UK.
authors.forename: Mike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Almond
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D010802:Phylogeny; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D045249:Sphingobacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents