Elizabethkingia meningoseptica Bacteremia in a Newborn at the University Hospital Yalgado Ouedraogo, Burkina Faso: A Case Report

Hervé Kafando

Laboratory of Bacteriology-Virology, University Hospital Yalgado Ouedraogo, 03 BP 7022, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and National Reference Laboratory for Antimicrobial Resistance Control (NRL-AMR), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.

Zonon Hamadé *

Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Yalgado Ouedraogo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

Caroline Yonaba

Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital Yalgado Ouedraogo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and Training and Research Unit Health Sciences (UFR-SDS), University Joseph KI-Zerbo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

Ouedraogo Gafourou Arsène

Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Yalgado Ouedraogo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

Saidou Chaibou Nassirou

Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Yalgado Ouedraogo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

Zida Adama

Laboratory of Bacteriology-Virology, University Hospital Yalgado Ouedraogo, 03 BP 7022, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and Training and Research Unit Health Sciences (UFR-SDS), University Joseph KI-Zerbo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

Abdoul Salam Ouédraogo

National Reference Laboratory for Antimicrobial Resistance Control (NRL-AMR), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso and National Institute of Health Sciences, University Nazi Boni, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.

Ismaël Diallo

Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Yalgado Ouedraogo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and Training and Research Unit Health Sciences (UFR-SDS), University Joseph KI-Zerbo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.


Abstract

Elizabethkingia meningoseptica is a Gram-negative, aerobic bacillus found in the environment. It is an important hospital-acquired bacterium, mainly affecting newborn and immunocompromised patients. It is naturally resistant to many standard antibiotics, making it difficult to choose the right probabilistic antibiotic therapy. We report the first case of E. meningoseptica bacteremia in a newborn in a tertiary care university hospital in Burkina Faso, with the aim of raising awareness among practitioners to reduce morbidity and mortality attributable to infections caused by this emerging bacterium.

Keywords: Elizabethkingia meningoseptica, bacteremia, antibiotic resistance, Burkina Faso


How to Cite

Kafando, Hervé, Zonon Hamadé, Caroline Yonaba, Ouedraogo Gafourou Arsène, Saidou Chaibou Nassirou, Zida Adama, Abdoul Salam Ouédraogo, and Ismaël Diallo. 2024. “Elizabethkingia Meningoseptica Bacteremia in a Newborn at the University Hospital Yalgado Ouedraogo, Burkina Faso: A Case Report”. Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases 15 (10):58-63. https://doi.org/10.9734/ajrid/2024/v15i10382.