An Elizabethkingia meningoseptica (Chryseobacterium meningosepticum) Outbreak in Intensive Care Units and Infection Control Measures

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dc.contributor.authorErdem, Fatma
dc.contributor.authorBozok, Taylan
dc.contributor.authorKalaycı, Yıldız
dc.contributor.authorÖcal, Melda Meral
dc.contributor.authorÜnal, Nevzat
dc.contributor.authorKöksal, Fatih
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-07T13:19:30Z
dc.date.available2024-11-07T13:19:30Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentNiğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Elizabethkingia meningoseptica is an emerging gram-negative opportunistic nosocomial pathogen reported in immunocompromised patients. We aimed to report an outbreak of E. meningoseptica acquisition in the intensive care units (ICUs) of a training and research hospital in Turkey and highlight the infection control measures. Materials and Methods: Bacterial strains were determined using MALDI Biotyper (Bruker Daltonics, Bremen, Germany) minimum inhibitor concentrations were examined using MicroScan automatized system. Results were determined according to the CLSI guidelines. Environmental cultures were obtained and investigated for the presence of E. meningoseptica. Clonal relationships among E. meningoseptica strains were investigated using PFGE. Results: Isolates were obtained from nine critically ill patients’ clinical samples. All strains were resistant to tested antibiotics (amikacin, Amox/Clav, cefepime, cefotaxime, ceftzidime, cefuroxime, ertapenem, gentamycin, meropenem, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP–SMX), imipenem) except for levofloxacin (8/9), ciprofloxacin (5/9), and piperacillin/tazobactam. PFGE indicated that the strains involved in the outbreak were closely related. Conclusion: Intrinsically multiple drug-resistant Elizabethkingia spp. isolates can be a common life-threatening pathogen in ICUs in our country, and prevention is possible through early notification of small-scale outbreaks and necessary infection control measures.
dc.identifier.doi10.5578/flora.20229804
dc.identifier.endpage217
dc.identifier.issn1300-932X
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.startpage209
dc.identifier.trdizinid1110199
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5578/flora.20229804
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/1110199
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11480/13174
dc.identifier.volume27
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofFlora İnfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241107
dc.subjectGenel ve Dahili Tıp
dc.subjectMikrobiyoloji
dc.subjectYoğun Bakım
dc.subjectTıp
dc.titleAn Elizabethkingia meningoseptica (Chryseobacterium meningosepticum) Outbreak in Intensive Care Units and Infection Control Measures
dc.typeArticle

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