Isolation of Elizabethkingia meningoseptica from a clinical sample in Bulgaria

Elizabethkingia meningoseptica is a Gram-negative non-fermenenting bacterium widely distributed in nature and in hospital environment. In this paper we report on a case of Elizabethkingia meningoseptica isolation from a throat swab sample in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia. The isolate was ide...

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Main Authors: A. Trifonova, E. Kioseva, E. Savov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Trakia University 2017-09-01
Series:Trakia Journal of Sciences
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Online Access:http://tru.uni-sz.bg/tsj/Vol15_N3_2017/15_A.Trifonova.pdf
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Summary:Elizabethkingia meningoseptica is a Gram-negative non-fermenenting bacterium widely distributed in nature and in hospital environment. In this paper we report on a case of Elizabethkingia meningoseptica isolation from a throat swab sample in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia. The isolate was identified as Elizabethkingia meningoseptica by Vitek 2 system (Bio-Merieux, France). Antimicrobial susceptibility testing showed sensitivity to ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin and cefoperazone/sulbactam and resistance to amikacin, gentamicin, tobramycin, ceftazidime, colistin and cefepim.
ISSN:1312-1723
1313-3551