Elizabethkingia meningoseptica

Elizabethkingia meningoseptica
a pathogenic species that is a major cause of nosocomial infections, producing meningitis and septicemia with a high fatality rate in premature and newborn infants. In adults, it causes a milder bacteremia. Formerly called Flavobacterium meningosepticum.

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  • Colistin — Systematic (IUPAC) name N (4 amino 1 (1 (4 amino 1 oxo 1 (3,12,23 tris(2 aminoethyl) 20 (1 hydroxyethyl) 6,9 diisobutyl 2,5,8,11,14,19,22 heptaoxo 1,4,7,10,13,18 hexaazacyclotricosan 15 ylamino)butan 2 ylamino) 3 hydroxybutan 2 ylamino) 1… …   Wikipedia

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  • Colistina — Nombre (IUPAC) sistemático N (4 amino 1 (1 (4 amino 1 oxo 1 (3,12,23 tris(2 aminoethyl) 20 (1 hydroxyethyl) 6,9 diisobutyl 2,5,8,11,14,19,22 heptaoxo 1,4,7,10,13,18 hexaazac …   Wikipedia Español

  • Chryseobacterium meningosepticum — former name for Elizabethkingia meningoseptica …   Medical dictionary

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