Abstract
A case of Flavobacterium meningosepticum bacteremia complicating the course of a patient with leukemia is described. The patient was treated successfully when rifampin was added to the antibiotic therapy. Unusual organisms should be considered as agents of infection in immunocompromised hosts and susceptibility testing with drugs not commonly employed for gram-negative rods should be performed in complicated cases.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 65-69 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1986 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases
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Hirsh, B. E., Wong, B., Kiehn, T. E., Gee, T., & Armstrong, D. (1986). Flavobacterium meningosepticum bacteremia in an adult with acute leukemia use of rifampin to clear persistent infection. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 4(1), 65-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/0732-8893(86)90058-1