Open AccessAntibiotic pressure mediated selection of non-biofilm forming strain of Elizabethkingia meningosepticum causing fatal nosocomial meningitis in a term infant
Author(s) -
Sumit Rai,
Devendra Kumar Niranjan,
Prakash Kumar Mishra,
Narendra Singh
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.120408
Subject(s) - antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biofilm , acinetobacter baumannii , meningitis , drug resistance , antibiotic resistance , medicine , biology , bacteria , pseudomonas aeruginosa , pediatrics , genetics
We describe a fatal case of hospital acquired meningitis in a term infant due to the antibiotic pressure mediated selection of Elizabethkingia meningosepticum. The antibiotics were administered for multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infection. The strain was also phenotypically characterized for beta lactamase production, biofilm forming capability and resistance to in use disinfectants.