Elizabethkingia meningoseptica as a significant clinical pathogene
Elizabethkingia meningoseptica is a rare but generally recognized cause of neonatal meningitis. Unfortunately, in our country little attention is paid to the clinical role of this microorganism and there is no record of detection of the pathogen. For this reason, detailed coverage of the problem of this pathogen is considered to be relevant and necessary for practicing bacteriologists and researchers. Although at the moment the role of E. meningoseptica in the overall proportion of morbidity remains insignificant, accurate diagnostics and identification of the microorganism is of paramount importance for clinical bacteriologists. This is due to the fact that the course of diseases caused by this species is associated with severe and often fatal outcome, as well as due to the general multidrug resistance of the microorganism, including such drugs as ampicillin, cefotaxime and gentamicin, widely used in the empirical treatment of meningitis. The article contains a review of literature on the clinical value of Elizabethkingia meningoseptica.