Antimicrobial Susceptibility of <i>Elizabethkingia</i> Species: Report from a Reference Laboratory
Işın Y. Comba, Audrey N. Schuetz, Anisha Misra, Daniel Friedman, Ryan W. Stevens, Robin Patel, Zane D. Lancaster, Aditya Shah
Abstract
Elizabethkingia species are Gram-negative bacilli that were most recently linked to a cluster of infections in the Midwestern United States from 2016 to 2017. Inappropriate empirical and directed antibiotic selection for this organism is common among providers and is an independent risk factor for mortality.
Topics & Concepts
MicrobiologyBiologyPiperacillinTazobactamPiperacillin/tazobactamAntimicrobialAntibioticsAntibiotic resistanceImipenemBacteriaGeneticsPseudomonas aeruginosaInfections and bacterial resistanceAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaMycobacterium research and diagnosis