Infection by multidrug-resistant Elizabethkingia meningoseptica: case reports

Infection by multidrug-resistant Elizabethkingia meningoseptica: case reports

We report two cases of sepsis in critically ill patients in two tertiary care hospitals in Recife-PE, Brazil. The first case is an 87-year-old patient with chronic myeloid leukemia and sepsis; and the second case is a 93-year-old patient with prostate cancer and septic shock caused by multidrug-resi...

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Main Authors: Jailton Lobo da Costa Lima, Giwellington Silva Albuquerque, Lílian Rodrigues Alves, Kaliny Benicio Torres, Luciana Rezende Bandeira de Mello, Polliana Guabiraba e Silva Cavalcanti, Paulo Sérgio Ramos Araújo, Maria Amélia Vieira Maciel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica 2014-12-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial
Subjects:
Elizabethkingia meningoseptica
sepse
leucemia mieloide
câncer
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