@article{mbs:/content/journal/jmmcr/10.1099/jmmcr.0.000005, author = "Swain, Bichitrananda and Rout, Subhrajita and Otta, Sarita and Rakshit, Anindita", title = "Elizabethkingia meningoseptica: an unusual cause for septicaemia", journal= "JMM Case Reports", year = "2015", volume = "2", number = "1", pages = "", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/jmmcr.0.000005", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmmcr/10.1099/jmmcr.0.000005", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "2053-3721", type = "Journal Article", keywords = "Elizabethkingia meningoseptica", keywords = "peritonitis", keywords = "septicaemia", eid = "e000005", abstract = " Introduction: Elizabethkingia meningoseptica, a Gram‐negative non‐fermenting bacterium, is usually associated with neonatal meningitis and other infections, especially in immunocompromised patients. It is a potential nosocomial pathogen and is usually resistant to several commonly used antimicrobials. Case presentation: We here report a rare case of septicaemia caused by E. meningoseptica associated with peritonitis and choledocholithiasis. The patient succumbed in spite of diagnosis and institution of appropriate antibiotics. Conclusion: A prompt diagnosis of infection with E. meningoseptica is important so as to guide the institution of appropriate antibiotic treatment. ", }