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Flavobacteriaceae Infections

MedGen UID:
219876
•Concept ID:
C1258223
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Flavobacteriaceae Infection; Infection, Flavobacteriaceae; Infections, Flavobacteriaceae

Definition

Infections with bacteria of the family FLAVOBACTERIACEAE. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVFlavobacteriaceae Infections

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Treatment of Elizabethkingia meningoseptica Neonatal Meningitis with Combination Systemic and Intraventricular Therapy.
Joshi P, Shah B, Joshi V, Kumar A, Singhal T
Indian J Pediatr 2019 Apr;86(4):379-381. Epub 2019 Feb 21 doi: 10.1007/s12098-019-02875-x. PMID: 30790188
Treatment considerations for potential uropathogens detected by precision microbiological testing.
Hemenway AN, Christensen A, Schriever C
Am J Health Syst Pharm 2018 Nov 15;75(22):1775-1782. doi: 10.2146/ajhp180208. PMID: 30404894
Role of vancomycin in the treatment of bacteraemia and meningitis caused by Elizabethkingia meningoseptica.
Jean SS, Hsieh TC, Ning YZ, Hsueh PR
Int J Antimicrob Agents 2017 Oct;50(4):507-511. Epub 2017 Jul 10 doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2017.06.021. PMID: 28705672

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Chryseobacterium/Elizabethkingia species infections in Saudi Arabia.
Alyami AM, Kaabia NM, AlQasim MA, Al Doghaim FS, Albehlal LB, Ahmed MA, Al Aidaroos AY, Al Odayani A
Saudi Med J 2020 Mar;41(3):309-313. doi: 10.15537/smj.2020.3.24985. PMID: 32114605Free PMC Article
Flavobacteriaceae Bacteremia in Children: A Multicenter Study.
Cooper S, Levy I, Ben-Zvi H, Ashkenazi-Hoffnung L, Ben-Shimol S, Shachor-Meyouhas Y, Grisaru-Soen G, Kriger O, Yahav D, Scheuerman O
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2019 Nov;38(11):1096-1099. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002449. PMID: 31469778
Six cases during 2012-2015 and literature review of Chryseobacterium indologenes infections in pediatric patients.
Aykac K, Ozsurekci Y, Tuncer O, Sancak B, Cengiz AB, Kara A, Ceyhan M
Can J Microbiol 2016 Oct;62(10):812-819. Epub 2016 May 17 doi: 10.1139/cjm-2015-0800. PMID: 27397741
Antibiotic resistance mechanisms of Myroides sp.
Hu SH, Yuan SX, Qu H, Jiang T, Zhou YJ, Wang MX, Ming DS
J Zhejiang Univ Sci B 2016 Mar;17(3):188-99. doi: 10.1631/jzus.B1500068. PMID: 26984839Free PMC Article
Elizabethkingia meningoseptica: an important emerging pathogen causing healthcare-associated infections.
Jean SS, Lee WS, Chen FL, Ou TY, Hsueh PR
J Hosp Infect 2014 Apr;86(4):244-9. Epub 2014 Feb 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2014.01.009. PMID: 24680187

Diagnosis

Comparison of three species of Elizabethkingia genus by whole-genome sequence analysis.
Yang C, Liu Z, Yu S, Ye K, Li X, Shen D
FEMS Microbiol Lett 2021 Apr 8;368(5) doi: 10.1093/femsle/fnab018. PMID: 33693941
Flavobacteriaceae Bacteremia in Children: A Multicenter Study.
Cooper S, Levy I, Ben-Zvi H, Ashkenazi-Hoffnung L, Ben-Shimol S, Shachor-Meyouhas Y, Grisaru-Soen G, Kriger O, Yahav D, Scheuerman O
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2019 Nov;38(11):1096-1099. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002449. PMID: 31469778
Treatment considerations for potential uropathogens detected by precision microbiological testing.
Hemenway AN, Christensen A, Schriever C
Am J Health Syst Pharm 2018 Nov 15;75(22):1775-1782. doi: 10.2146/ajhp180208. PMID: 30404894
Chryseobacterium indologenes: an emerging infection in the USA.
Mukerji R, Kakarala R, Smith SJ, Kusz HG
BMJ Case Rep 2016 Apr 6;2016 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2016-214486. PMID: 27053540Free PMC Article
Clinical and epidemiological features of Chryseobacterium indologenes infections: analysis of 215 cases.
Chen FL, Wang GC, Teng SO, Ou TY, Yu FL, Lee WS
J Microbiol Immunol Infect 2013 Dec;46(6):425-32. Epub 2012 Sep 27 doi: 10.1016/j.jmii.2012.08.007. PMID: 23022462

Therapy

Chryseobacterium/Elizabethkingia species infections in Saudi Arabia.
Alyami AM, Kaabia NM, AlQasim MA, Al Doghaim FS, Albehlal LB, Ahmed MA, Al Aidaroos AY, Al Odayani A
Saudi Med J 2020 Mar;41(3):309-313. doi: 10.15537/smj.2020.3.24985. PMID: 32114605Free PMC Article
Treatment considerations for potential uropathogens detected by precision microbiological testing.
Hemenway AN, Christensen A, Schriever C
Am J Health Syst Pharm 2018 Nov 15;75(22):1775-1782. doi: 10.2146/ajhp180208. PMID: 30404894
Role of vancomycin in the treatment of bacteraemia and meningitis caused by Elizabethkingia meningoseptica.
Jean SS, Hsieh TC, Ning YZ, Hsueh PR
Int J Antimicrob Agents 2017 Oct;50(4):507-511. Epub 2017 Jul 10 doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2017.06.021. PMID: 28705672
Six cases during 2012-2015 and literature review of Chryseobacterium indologenes infections in pediatric patients.
Aykac K, Ozsurekci Y, Tuncer O, Sancak B, Cengiz AB, Kara A, Ceyhan M
Can J Microbiol 2016 Oct;62(10):812-819. Epub 2016 May 17 doi: 10.1139/cjm-2015-0800. PMID: 27397741
Chryseobacterium indologenes: an emerging infection in the USA.
Mukerji R, Kakarala R, Smith SJ, Kusz HG
BMJ Case Rep 2016 Apr 6;2016 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2016-214486. PMID: 27053540Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Characterization and Comparative Genomic Analysis of a Highly Colistin-Resistant Chryseobacterium gallinarum: a Rare, Uncommon Pathogen.
Gaur M, Dey S, Sahu A, Dixit S, Sarathbabu S, Zothanzama J, Sahoo RK, Behera DU, Monika, Subudhi E
Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022;12:933006. Epub 2022 Jul 14 doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.933006. PMID: 35909954Free PMC Article
The antibiotic resistance and pathogenicity of a multidrug-resistant Elizabethkingia anophelis isolate.
Wang M, Gao H, Lin N, Zhang Y, Huang N, Walker ED, Ming D, Chen S, Hu S
Microbiologyopen 2019 Nov;8(11):e804. Epub 2019 Mar 19 doi: 10.1002/mbo3.804. PMID: 30891912Free PMC Article
Six cases during 2012-2015 and literature review of Chryseobacterium indologenes infections in pediatric patients.
Aykac K, Ozsurekci Y, Tuncer O, Sancak B, Cengiz AB, Kara A, Ceyhan M
Can J Microbiol 2016 Oct;62(10):812-819. Epub 2016 May 17 doi: 10.1139/cjm-2015-0800. PMID: 27397741
Fatal case of necrotizing fasciitis due to Myroides odoratus.
Crum-Cianflone NF, Matson RW, Ballon-Landa G
Infection 2014 Oct;42(5):931-5. Epub 2014 May 8 doi: 10.1007/s15010-014-0626-0. PMID: 24806817
Elizabethkingia meningoseptica: an important emerging pathogen causing healthcare-associated infections.
Jean SS, Lee WS, Chen FL, Ou TY, Hsueh PR
J Hosp Infect 2014 Apr;86(4):244-9. Epub 2014 Feb 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2014.01.009. PMID: 24680187

Clinical prediction guides

Characterization and Comparative Genomic Analysis of a Highly Colistin-Resistant Chryseobacterium gallinarum: a Rare, Uncommon Pathogen.
Gaur M, Dey S, Sahu A, Dixit S, Sarathbabu S, Zothanzama J, Sahoo RK, Behera DU, Monika, Subudhi E
Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022;12:933006. Epub 2022 Jul 14 doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.933006. PMID: 35909954Free PMC Article
Comparisons of clinical features and outcomes between Elizabethkingia meningoseptica and other glucose non-fermenting Gram-negative bacilli bacteremia in adult ICU patients.
Chen WC, Chen YW, Ko HK, Yu WK, Yang KY
J Microbiol Immunol Infect 2020 Apr;53(2):344-350. Epub 2018 Sep 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jmii.2018.08.016. PMID: 30274894
Microbiology of Elizabethkingia spp. isolates in hospitalized patients.
Bazzi AM, Rabaan AA, Al-Tawfiq J
Infez Med 2019 Sep 1;27(3):284-289. PMID: 31545772
The antibiotic resistance and pathogenicity of a multidrug-resistant Elizabethkingia anophelis isolate.
Wang M, Gao H, Lin N, Zhang Y, Huang N, Walker ED, Ming D, Chen S, Hu S
Microbiologyopen 2019 Nov;8(11):e804. Epub 2019 Mar 19 doi: 10.1002/mbo3.804. PMID: 30891912Free PMC Article
Comparison of clinical characteristics of bacteremia from Elizabethkingia meningoseptica and other carbapenem-resistant, non-fermenting Gram-negative bacilli at a tertiary medical center.
Huang YC, Wu PF, Lin YT, Wang FD
J Microbiol Immunol Infect 2019 Apr;52(2):304-311. Epub 2018 Jul 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jmii.2018.06.007. PMID: 30097388

Recent systematic reviews

Elizabethkingia in Children: A Comprehensive Review of Symptomatic Cases Reported From 1944 to 2017.
Dziuban EJ, Franks JL, So M, Peacock G, Blaney DD
Clin Infect Dis 2018 Jun 18;67(1):144-149. doi: 10.1093/cid/cix1052. PMID: 29211821Free PMC Article

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