Korean J Pediatr Infect Dis.  1998 Nov;5(2):296-301. 10.14776/kjpid.1998.5.2.296.

A Case of Flavobacterium Indologenes Meningitis in Neonate

• Lee YJ
• Kim JH
• Koh DK
• Kang JH
• Kim SY
• Yoon SH

• KMID: 2440297
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.14776/kjpid.1998.5.2.296

Abstract

Flavobacterium species are nonfastidious, oxidase-positive gram-negative rods that do not ferment glucose. These organism are widely distributed in nature and in hospital environments. In past, one of flavobacteria, Flavobacterium indologenes, was treated with non-pathogenic organism. Recently, several investigators have demonstrated the infection of this organism in human. Nowadays, the growth of F. indologenes in specimen should be considered a potential pathogen in infectious patients including neonate, especially in the setting of malignancy and with use of invasive procedures. The resistance of this organism to multiple antibiotics and the high incidence of polymicrobial bacteremia make it difficult to determine optimal therapeutic options. We experienced a case of neonatal bacterial meningitis causing by F. Indologenes So we report this case to evoke more concerns about the infections of this organism in human.

Keyword

Flavobacterium indologenes; Bacterial meningitis; Neonate; Antibiotics

MeSH Terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bacteremia
Flavobacterium*
Glucose
Humans
Incidence
Infant, Newborn*
Meningitis*
Meningitis, Bacterial
Research Personnel
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Glucose