Cerebral Salt Wasting Due to Bacteremia Caused by Elizabethkingia meningoseptica: A Case Report
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Bacteremia due to Elizabethkingia meningoseptica
Elizabethkingia meningoseptica is a nonfermentative gram-negative bacillus that is ubiquitously found in hospital environments and as such, it has been associated with various nosocomial infections. Immunocompromised individuals are particularly at increased risk for developing severe infections due to E. meningoseptica, including bacteremia. E. meningoseptica is resistant to multiple antimicro...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2322-1828,2322-1836
DOI: 10.5812/pedinfect.88432