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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2004, p. 3353-3355, Vol. 42, No. 7
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.7.3353-3355.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Clinical and Microbiological Analysis of Bloodstream Infections Caused by Chryseobacterium meningosepticum in Nonneonatal Patients

Pen-Yi Lin,1 Chishih Chu,1 Lin-Hui Su,2 Chung-Tsui Huang,1 Wen-Ya Chang,1 and Cheng-Hsun Chiu1*

Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children's Hospital,1 Department of Clinical Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan2

Received 24 November 2003/ Returned for modification 21 January 2004/ Accepted 22 March 2004

Chryseobacterium meningosepticum bloodstream infections in 11 nonneonatal patients were reported. More than half of the infections were community acquired. PCR assays indicated that the organisms produced extended-spectrum ß-lactamases as well as metallo-ß-lactamases. Genotyping showed diverse fingerprints among the isolates. Six patients survived without appropriate antibiotic treatment. Host factors are the major determinant of the outcomes of C. meningosepticum infections.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children's Hospital, 5 Fu-Hsin St., Kweishan 333, Taoyuan, Taiwan. Phone: 886-3-3281200. Fax: 886-3-3288957. E-mail: chchiu{at}adm.cgmh.org.tw.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2004, p. 3353-3355, Vol. 42, No. 7
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.7.3353-3355.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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