Elizabethkingia meningosepticum in a Patient with Six-Year Bilateral Perma-Catheters

Elizabethkingia meningosepticum (EM) is a saprophyte which is ubiquitous in nature, but not normally present in the human flora. Instances of infection are rare in the USA, but EM may be an emerging pathogen among immune-compromised patients. EM can cause a variety of infections, but nosocomial pneu...

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Main Authors: Konstantin Boroda, Li Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/985306