Nosocomial infections caused by Elizabethkingia meningoseptica: an emergent pathogen

We hereby describe the clinical and epidemiological features and, outcomes of nine patients with Elizabethkingia meningoseptica infections in two hospitals over a 2-year period. All infections caused by this pathogen were nosocomial, or healthcare associated infections, in hemodialysis settings whereas none was correlated with hospital outbreaks. (C) 2013 Elsevier Editora Ltda. All rights reserved.