First case of Elizabethkingia anophelis meningitis in the Central African Republic.

An 8-day-old girl of indigenous origin delivered by caesarean section to an HIV-negative mother with an uneventful pregnancy presented to the Complexe Pediatrique in Bangui, Central African Republic, in March 2011 with a 3-day history of fever at 38.5 °C. The newborn had a history of intubation and mechanical ventilation at birth due to asphyxia, followed by 2 days of hospitalization. At admission, she was irritable, feeding poorly, had a seizure and had lost 1500 g (32%) of her birth weight. She showed ...