Abstract
Chryseobacterium meningosepticum is a rare pathogen in cases of bacterial meningitis in adults and adolescents. We report on the case history of a 17-year-old boy with thalassemia major and meningitis and sepsis caused by C. meningosepticum in splenectomized. The patient received vancomycin therapy for 21 days and was discharged in a state of complete recovery.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
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Chryseobacterium / isolation & purification*
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Community-Acquired Infections / complications
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Community-Acquired Infections / drug therapy
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Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology*
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Flavobacteriaceae Infections / complications
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Flavobacteriaceae Infections / drug therapy
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Flavobacteriaceae Infections / microbiology*
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Humans
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Male
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Meningitis, Bacterial / drug therapy
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Meningitis, Bacterial / microbiology*
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Sepsis / complications
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Sepsis / drug therapy
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Sepsis / microbiology*
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Vancomycin / therapeutic use
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beta-Thalassemia / complications*
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Vancomycin