PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Barnawi, Ashwaq I.
AU  - Kordy, Faisal N.
AU  - Almuwallad, Ohoud K.
AU  - Kassarah, Khloud A.
TI  - Early neonatal sepsis and meningitis caused by <em>Elizabethkingia meningoseptica</em> in Saudi Arabia
AID  - 10.15537/smj.2020.7.25720
DP  - 2020 Jul 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 753--756
VI  - 41
IP  - 7
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/41/7/753.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/41/7/753.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2020 Jul 01; 41
AB  - Elizabethkingia meningoseptica (E. meningoseptica ) are Gram-negative bacteria commonly associated with nosocomial infections in neonates. This is a case study of E. meningoseptica, presented as meningitis and sepsis in a term baby. The female infant was born by vaginal delivery at 37 weeks gestational age. The case was peculiar because the baby was neither premature nor immuno-compromised, which are known risk factors for E. meningoseptica infection. The onset began on the second day of the neonate’s life. On day 3, peripheral blood culture and cerebrospinal fluid findings isolated a gram-negative bacteria identified as E. meningoseptica. The first-line antibiotics therapy was changed to ciprofloxacin, vancomycin, and rifampicin, based on the laboratory determination of antimicrobial sensitivity. The patient’s clinical condition improved, although post hemorrhagic ventricular dilatation was revealed by imaging studies. Clinicians should possess proper awareness of the antibiotic sensitivity of E. meningoseptica, as it is important in preventing high rates of morbidity and mortality.