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Elizabethkingia meningoseptica Bacteremia in a Newborn at the University Hospital Yalgado Ouedraogo, Burkina Faso: A Case Report

Hervé Kafando, Zonon Hamadé, Caroline Yonaba, Ouedraogo Gafourou Arsène, Saidou Chaibou Nassirou, Zida Adama, Abdoul Salam Ouédraogo, Ismaël Diallo

Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · pp. 58–63 · Published 18 Sep 2024

10.9734/ajrid/2024/v15i10382

Abstract

Elizabethkingia meningoseptica is a Gram-negative, aerobic bacillus found in the environment. It is an important hospital-acquired bacterium, mainly affecting newborn and immunocompromised patients. It is naturally resistant to many standard antibiotics, making it difficult to choose the right probabilistic antibiotic therapy. We report the first case of E. meningoseptica bacteremia in a newborn in a tertiary care university hospital in Burkina Faso, with the aim of raising awareness among practitioners to reduce morbidity and mortality attributable to infections caused by this emerging bacterium.

Elizabethkingia meningoseptica bacteremia antibiotic resistance Burkina Faso

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