First report of Sphingomonas koreensis as a human pathogen in a patient with meningitis.

ABSTRACT: Sphingomonas koreensis is an aerobic Gram-negative rod originally described in 2001 following isolation from natural mineral water in Korea. Here, we report a case study with Sphingomonas koreensis as the causative agent of meningitis. To our knowledge, this is the first documented case of Sphingomonas koreensis as a human pathogen.

SUBMITTER: Marbjerg LH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4390645 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature