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Nosocomial infections caused by Elizabethkingia meningoseptica: an emergent pathogen

2013; Elsevier BV; Volume: 17; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.bjid.2013.02.011

ISSN

1678-4391

Autores

Graziella Hanna Pereira, Doroti de Oliveira Garcia, Cely Saad Abboud, Vera Lúcia Barbosa, Paulo Sérgio Lucas da Silva,

Tópico(s)

Streptococcal Infections and Treatments

Resumo

We hereby describe the clinical and epidemiological features and, outcomes of nine patients with Elizabethkingia meningoseptica infections in two hospitals over a 2-year period. All infections caused by this pathogen were nosocomial, or healthcare associated infections, in hemodialysis settings whereas none was correlated with hospital outbreaks.

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