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Case Reports
. 1986 Jan;4(1):65-9.
doi: 10.1016/0732-8893(86)90058-1.

Flavobacterium meningosepticum bacteremia in an adult with acute leukemia. Use of rifampin to clear persistent infection

B E Hirsh, B Wong, T E Kiehn, T Gee, D Armstrong
Case Reports

Flavobacterium meningosepticum bacteremia in an adult with acute leukemia. Use of rifampin to clear persistent infection

B E Hirsh et al. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 1986 Jan.

Abstract

A case of Flavobacterium meningosepticum bacteremia complicating the course of a patient with leukemia is described. The patient was treated successfully when rifampin was added to the antibiotic therapy. Unusual organisms should be considered as agents of infection in immunocompromised hosts and susceptibility testing with drugs not commonly employed for gram-negative rods should be performed in complicated cases.

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