Elizabethkingia meningoseptica infection in a geriatric patient with other recurrent bacterial infections
Elizabethkingia meningoseptica is a Gram-negative bacillary bacterium known for its multidrug resistance, particularly to carbapenems. This resistance complicates treatment and results in a high mortality rate, especially in hospitalized patients, which can reach up to 52 %. In this case, the infect...
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| Main Authors: | Luis Castañeda Pelaez, Jesús Eduardo Rojas Jaimes, Elsa Nuñez Infanzón, Delza Tárraga Gonzales, Sergio Ronceros Medrano |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2025-09-01
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| Series: | eNeurologicalSci |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405650225000309 |
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