FLAVOBACTERIAL SEPSIS IN MASSIVELY BURNED PEDIATRIC-PATIENTS

An experience with wound sepsis due to Flavobacterium meningosepticum in two pediatric burn patients is described. This organism, which is t ypically found in water and soil, generally has low pathogenicity but may become clinically important in immunocompromised hosts. It is typi cally resistant to antibiotics prescribed for infections caused by aer obic, gram-negative bacteria. When flavobacteria are suspected as path ogens, initial therapy should begin with ciprofloxacin, trimethoprim-s ulfamethoxazole, or clindamycin.