{"title":"Elizabethkingia Meningoseptica in Dubai, United Arab Emirates: A 7-Year Multicenter Study.","authors":"Hawra Ali Hussain Alsayed, Narjes Saheb Sharif-Askari, Fatemeh Saheb Sharif-Askari, Rabih Halwani","doi":"10.1016/j.ajic.2024.10.016","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Elizabethkingia meningoseptica is a gram-negative bacillus. Widely distributed in nature, it poses a significant threat as a nosocomial pathogen, particularly affecting immunocompromised neonates and the elderly. This study aims to describe the antimicrobial susceptibility and outcomes of E. meningoseptica infections over seven years in UAE. A total of 23 cases were observed during the study, 21 (91%) of which exhibited multidrug resistance. More than half of the cases required intensive care and mechanical ventilation (n=13, 57%). The observed in-hospital mortality rate was 38% (n=5) in adults and 20% (n=2) in pediatrics. Effective management of E. meningoseptica infections requires vigilant monitoring, comprehensive control, and targeted therapies.</p>","PeriodicalId":7621,"journal":{"name":"American journal of infection control","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.8000,"publicationDate":"2024-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"American journal of infection control","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2024.10.016","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"INFECTIOUS DISEASES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Elizabethkingia meningoseptica is a gram-negative bacillus. Widely distributed in nature, it poses a significant threat as a nosocomial pathogen, particularly affecting immunocompromised neonates and the elderly. This study aims to describe the antimicrobial susceptibility and outcomes of E. meningoseptica infections over seven years in UAE. A total of 23 cases were observed during the study, 21 (91%) of which exhibited multidrug resistance. More than half of the cases required intensive care and mechanical ventilation (n=13, 57%). The observed in-hospital mortality rate was 38% (n=5) in adults and 20% (n=2) in pediatrics. Effective management of E. meningoseptica infections requires vigilant monitoring, comprehensive control, and targeted therapies.
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