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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2006, p. 1181-1183, Vol. 44, No. 3
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.44.3.1181-1183.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Fatal Case of Community-Acquired Bacteremia and Necrotizing Fasciitis Caused by Chryseobacterium meningosepticum: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Ching-Chi Lee,1 Po-Lin Chen,1 Li-Rong Wang,2 Hsin-Chun Lee,1,3 Chia-Ming Chang,1 Nan-Yao Lee,1 Chi-Jung Wu,1 Hsin-I Shih,1 and Wen-Chien Ko1,3*

Departments of Internal Medicine,1 Pathology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital,2 Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan3

Received 23 August 2005/ Returned for modification 2 October 2005/ Accepted 4 December 2005

A diabetic patient with chronic heart failure developed necrotizing fasciitis and bacteremia caused by Chryseobacterium meningosepticum, which rapidly evolved into death, even with fasciotomy and intensive care. A review of the English literature found 10 cases of soft tissue infection caused by C. meningosepticum, which is rarely acquired in the community.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, No. 138, Sheng Li Road, 704 Tainan, Taiwan. Phone: 886-6-2353535, ext. 5388. Fax: 886-6-2752038. E-mail: winston{at}mail.ncku.edu.tw.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2006, p. 1181-1183, Vol. 44, No. 3
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.44.3.1181-1183.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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