Outbreak of Elizabethkingia meningoseptica sepsis with meningitis in a well-baby nursery

I. C. Tai; T. P. Liu; Y. J. Chen; R. I. Lien; C. Y. Lee; Y. C. Huang

doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2016.11.018

Outbreak of Elizabethkingia meningoseptica sepsis with meningitis in a well-baby nursery

I. C. Tai, T. P. Liu, Y. J. Chen, R. I. Lien, C. Y. Lee, Y. C. Huang^*

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Abstract

Between March and May 2012, three neonates born at a regional maternity hospital developed Elizabethkingia meningoseptica (previously Chryseobacterium meningosepticum) sepsis with meningitis aged <10 days, and were treated successfully with intravenous ciprofloxacin plus vancomycin or piperacillin-tazobactam for three to six weeks. Four (16.6%) of 24 environmental specimens obtained from the nursery and delivery room were positive for this organism. All of the clinical isolates and two isolates from storage boxes for pacifiers and pacifier covers were genetically identical. After changing the storage boxes to stainless steel boxes that underwent regular autoclave sterilization, there were no further cases of infection with E. meningoseptica.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	168-171
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Hospital Infection
Volume	96
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2016.11.018
State	Published - 06 2017
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Elizabethkingia meningoseptica
Outbreak
Term neonates
Well-baby nursery

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Outbreak of Elizabethkingia meningoseptica sepsis with meningitis in a well-baby nursery

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