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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| author | A. Trifonova E. Kioseva E. Savov |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-88fe084daa8040fe92a4aee7a827071d2025-08-20T03:44:32ZengTrakia UniversityTrakia Journal of Sciences1312-17231313-35512017-09-0115325525710.15547/tjs.2017.03.014Isolation of Elizabethkingia meningoseptica from a clinical sample in BulgariaA. TrifonovaE. KiosevaE. SavovElizabethkingia 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.http://tru.uni-sz.bg/tsj/Vol15_N3_2017/15_A.Trifonova.pdfElizabethkingia meningosepticadiagnosisresistance |
| spellingShingle | A. Trifonova E. Kioseva E. Savov Isolation of Elizabethkingia meningoseptica from a clinical sample in Bulgaria Trakia Journal of Sciences Elizabethkingia meningoseptica diagnosis resistance |
| title | Isolation of Elizabethkingia meningoseptica from a clinical sample in Bulgaria |
| title_full | Isolation of Elizabethkingia meningoseptica from a clinical sample in Bulgaria |
| title_fullStr | Isolation of Elizabethkingia meningoseptica from a clinical sample in Bulgaria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Isolation of Elizabethkingia meningoseptica from a clinical sample in Bulgaria |
| title_short | Isolation of Elizabethkingia meningoseptica from a clinical sample in Bulgaria |
| title_sort | isolation of elizabethkingia meningoseptica from a clinical sample in bulgaria |
| topic | Elizabethkingia meningoseptica diagnosis resistance |
| url | http://tru.uni-sz.bg/tsj/Vol15_N3_2017/15_A.Trifonova.pdf |
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