ARTICLE
Elizabethkingia meningoseptica Bacteremia in a Newborn at the University Hospital Yalgado Ouedraogo, Burkina Faso: A Case Report
- Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases , 15 (1058) : 58-63
Lien de l'article :
https://doi.org/10.9734/ajrid/2024/v15i10382
Discipline :
Sciences sanitaires
Auteur(s) :
Hervé Kafando , Zonon Hamadé , Caroline Yonaba , Ouedraogo Gafourou Arsène , Saidou Chaibou Nassirou , Zida Adama , Abdoul Salam Ouédraogo, Ismaël Diallo
Renseignée par : OKENGO CAROLINE
Résumé
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.
Mots-clés
Elizabethkingia ;meningoseptica; bacteremia; antibiotic resistance; Burkina Faso