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First case of E. meningoseptica in Italy in a patient with necrotic hemorrhagic pancreatitis

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Introduction

Elizabethkingia meningoseptica can frequently colonizes the respiratory tract, but its pathogenetic role and its clinical significance are frequently questioned. However, recent data reported E. meningoseptica outbreaks in particular settings, as hospitalized patients.

Case Report

We report here the first case of Elizabethkingia meningoseptica infection in Italy in a patient with necrotic-hemorrhagic pancreatitis. E. meningoseptica was isolated from respiratory tract and treated with combination antibiotic therapy.

Conclusion

We discuss here the role of isolation of E. meningoseptica in hospitalized patients as a sign of patient’s frailty.

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  1. Giorgia Montrucchio and Silvia Corcione equally contributed to this work.

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Surgical Sciences, Division of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Città della Scienza e della Salute, Molinette Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy

    Giorgia Montrucchio & Luca Brazzi

  2. Department of Medical Sciences, Infectious Diseases, University of Turin, Turin, Italy

    Silvia Corcione, Giovanni Di Perri & Francesco G. De Rosa

  3. Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, City of Health and Science, Molinette Hospital, Turin, Italy

    Monica Vaj

  4. Microbiology and Virology Unit, City of Health and Science, Molinette Hospital, Turin, Italy

    Teresa Zaccaria & Cristina Costa

  5. Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, Microbiology and Virology Unit, City of Health and Science, Molinette Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy

    Rossana Cavallo

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Montrucchio, G., Corcione, S., Vaj, M. et al. First case of E. meningoseptica in Italy in a patient with necrotic hemorrhagic pancreatitis. Infection 46, 123–125 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-017-1055-7

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