Abstract

ELIZABETHKINGIA MENINGOSEPTICA INFECTIONS IN CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS DURING 2 YEARS IN A TERTIARY LEVEL HOSPITAL OF WESTERN INDIA

*Dr. Parimal Patel MD. Dr. NB and Dr. Radhika Thakkar MD. Dr. NB

ABSTRACT

Elizabethkingia is a ubiquitous organism that is widely distributed in the environment.[1] The most commonly isolated species is Elizabethkingia meningoseptica, which was formerly known by the names Flavobacterium meningosepticum and Chryseobacterium meningosepticum.[2] It is a gram-negative rod and is nonmotile, a nonfermenter, and oxidase and catalase positive. It is pathogenic in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised adult patients, and the infection is usually nosocomially acquired. Pneumonia, endocarditis, postoperative bacteraemia, abdominal infections, bronchitis and meningitis are the most commonly encounteredmanifestations.[3,4] Some of the common risk factors associated with this infection are long-term immunosuppression with drugs, underlying comorbidities, prolonged hospital stays, previous use of more antibiotics (third-generation cephalosporins and carbapenems), indwelling central venous catheters and other invasive devices.[4]

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