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. 2015 May 16:7:33-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2015.04.006. eCollection 2015 Sep.

Sphingobacterium multivorum: case report and literature review

F Barahona  1 , J Slim  1
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Sphingobacterium multivorum: case report and literature review

F Barahona et al. New Microbes New Infect. .

Abstract

We describe the case of a 67-year-old African American woman with multiple medical problems who presented with septic shock resulting from Sphingobacterium multivorum bacteraemia. S. multivorum, a Gram-negative bacillus, is ubiquitous in nature and is rarely involved in human infections. However, it is intrinsically resistant to many commonly administered antibiotics and can be a life-threatening microorganism.

Keywords: Extended-spectrum β-lactamase; Gram-negative bacilli; metallo-β-lactamase; moist hospital environments; septic shock; sphingophospholipids.

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Sphingobacterium multivorum blood culture susceptibility testing results.
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