We report two cases of sepsis in critically ill patients in two tertiary care hospitals in Recife-PE, Brazil. The first case is an 87-year-old patient with chronic myeloid leukemia and sepsis; and the second case is a 93-year-old patient with prostate cancer and septic shock caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) Elizabethkingia meningoseptica.
Elizabethkingia meningoseptica ; sepsis; myeloid leukemia; cancer
| Case 1 | Case 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Antimicrobial agent | Interpretation | Interpretation |
| Piperacillin/Tazobactam | Resistant | Susceptible |
| Cefoxitin | Susceptible | Susceptible |
| Ceftazidime | Resistant | Resistant |
| Cefepime | Resistant | Resistant |
| Aztreonam | Resistant | Resistant |
| Imipenem | Resistant | Resistant |
| Meropenem | Resistant | Resistant |
| Amikacin | Resistant | Resistant |
| Gentamicin | Resistant | Not tested |
| Ciprofloxacin | Susceptible | Not tested |
| Tigecycline | Intermediate | Susceptible |
