Pneumonia Due to a Rare Bacteria: Chryseobacterium indologenes Infection in a Paediatric Patient
Abstract
Chryseobacterium indologenes is a non-fermantative yellow-pigmented
Gram-negative bacillus and is widely distributed in nature. Chryseobacterium spp. can easily grow on wet surfaces and they are
resistant to sanitation with chlorine to some degree, which causes them to
colonize in hospital environments. C.
indologenes is rarely isolated from human infections and is an emerging
multı-drug resistant microorganism. In this report, we present a case of severe
pneumonia caused by multidrug resistant C.
indologenes in a paediatric patient.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Health Care Administration
Journal Section
Case Report
Authors
Tayfur Demiray
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0000-0003-1161-4684
Türkiye
Hüseyin Hatipoğlu
This is me
0000-0001-9418-6691
Halime Çiçek
This is me
0000-0001-9430-1995
Publication Date
April 30, 2019
Submission Date
April 10, 2019
Acceptance Date
April 17, 2019
Published in Issue
Year 2019 Volume: 3 Number: 1