Fatal case of community-acquired bacteremia and necrotizing fasciitis caused by Chryseobacterium meningosepticum: Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1181-1183

  Lee, Ching Chi ^a   Chen, Po Lin ^a   Wang, Li Rong ^a   Lee, Hsin Chun ^a,b   Chang, Chia Ming ^a   Lee, Nan Yao ^a   Wu, Chi Jung ^a   Shih, Hsin I ^a   Ko, Wen Chien ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BACTEREMIA; CASE REPORT; CHRYSEOBACTERIUM MENINGOSEPTICUM; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY; DEATH; DIABETES MELLITUS; FASCIOTOMY; FATALITY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION;

BACTEREMIA; CHRYSEOBACTERIUM; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FATAL OUTCOME; FLAVOBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

ELIZABETHKINGIA MENINGOSEPTICA;

EID: 33644927584     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.44.3.1181-1183.2006     Document Type: Review

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