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    Elizabethkingia

    Paul G. Auwaerter, M.D.
    Elizabethkingia is a topic covered in the Johns Hopkins ABX Guide.

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    MICROBIOLOGY

    • Elizabethkingia meningoseptica, non-fermenting Gram-negative bacillus. Main organism described as human pathogen in this class.
      • Previously known as Chryseobacterium meningosepticum, and prior to this, Flavobacterium meningosepticum.
      • Hardy organism found in water, soil--ubiquitous in hospital environments.
      • Positive findings for catalase, oxidase and indole. Growth is better at 40°C.
      • Multi-drug resistance the norm including carbapenems:
        • Class A extended-spectrum β-lactamases and Metallo-β-lactamases, BlaB (subclass B1) and GOB (subclass B3) described.
    • E. miricola: usually multi-drug resistant.
    • E. anophelis: typically identified through MALDI-TOF.
      • Outbreak (2015-2016) in Wisconsin and Michigan.
      • May be less drug resistant than E. meningoseptica.

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    Last updated: April 6, 2017

    Citation

    Auwaerter, Paul G. "Elizabethkingia." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2017. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540666/all/Elizabethkingia.
    Auwaerter PG. Elizabethkingia. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2017. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540666/all/Elizabethkingia. Accessed April 23, 2019.
    Auwaerter, P. G. (2017). Elizabethkingia. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. Available from https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540666/all/Elizabethkingia
    Auwaerter PG. Elizabethkingia [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2017. [cited 2019 April 23]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540666/all/Elizabethkingia.
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