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Case Reports
. 2017 Jun;11(6):DD07-DD08.
doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2017/27237.10047. Epub 2017 Jun 1.

Chryseobacterium Indologenes Pneumonitis in an Infant: A Case Report

Parijat Das  1 , Santosh Karade  2 , Kanwaljit Kaur  2 , Ravi Ramamurthy  3 , Praveer Ranjan  4
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Chryseobacterium Indologenes Pneumonitis in an Infant: A Case Report

Parijat Das et al. J Clin Diagn Res. 2017 Jun.

Abstract

Chryseobacterium indologenes, a non-fermentative Gram-negative bacilli distributed widely in nature, is an emerging nosocomial pathogen, inherently resistant to a wide range of antibiotics. There is limited number of C. indologenes infections reported from India. We report a case of C. indologenes associated pneumonia in a three-month-old infant with congenital heart disease. This case highlights the importance of prompt diagnostic workup and targeted antibiotic therapy for its effective management.

Keywords: Drug resistance; Nosocomial infection; Pneumonia; Tachypnoea.

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[Table/Fig-1]:
[Table/Fig-1]:
a) Yellowish orange pigmented colonies of Chryseobacterium indologenes on blood agar; b) The pigment is more obvious on Mueller Hinton agar.
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