title: Sphingobacterium multivorumBacteremia and Acute Meningitis in an Immunocompetent Adult Patient: A Case Report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Sphingobacterium multivorumis a Gram-negative, nonfermentative bacillus that rarely causes disease in humans. In the medical literature, only a few cases of infections caused by this organism have been reported. Almost all the reported cases of this infection were associated with conditions that decrease immunity.
  
  
  METHODS
  To the best of our knowledge, we are reporting the first case of bacteremia and acute meningitis caused byS. multivorumin a young immunocompetent adult.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Disease Unit, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
authors.forename: Ali Hassan
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Abro
authors.affiliation: Infectious Disease Unit, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
authors.forename: Mohammad Reza
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Rahimi Shahmirzadi
authors.affiliation: Infectious Disease Unit, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
authors.forename: Layal Mohammed
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Jasim
authors.affiliation: Infectious Disease Unit, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
authors.forename: Samar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Badreddine
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Department and Infectious Control Unit, Rashid Hospital Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
authors.forename: Zulfa
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Al Deesi
keywords: Bacteremia; Immunocompetent; Meningitis; Sphingobacterium multivorum