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Case Reports
. 2012 Jan;50(1):202-3.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.05151-11. Epub 2011 Nov 9.

Necrotizing fasciitis and septic shock related to the uncommon gram-negative pathogen Sphingobacterium multivorum

D Grimaldi  1 , A Doloy, J Fichet, E Bourgeois, B Zuber, A Wajsfisz, J P Mira, C Poyart, F Pène
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Necrotizing fasciitis and septic shock related to the uncommon gram-negative pathogen Sphingobacterium multivorum

D Grimaldi et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Jan.

Abstract

We report the first case of necrotizing fasciitis due to the uncommon Gram-negative pathogen Sphingobacterium multivorum in an immunocompromised patient, who presented with septic shock. This case adds necrotizing fasciitis to the spectrum of S. multivorum-related infections and highlights the emergence of Gram-negative bacteria in severe soft tissue infections.

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Gram stain of the Sphingobacterium multivorum strain.
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