title: Noncatheter-related bacteraemia due to Chryseobacterium indologenes in an immunocompetent patient.
abstract: Chryseobacterium indologenes belongs to a group of nonfermentative Gram-negative bacilli and is an uncommon human pathogen. It causes severe infections such as septicaemia and ventilator-associated pneumonia in immunocompromised patients or after prolonged hospitalisation. We report a case of a noncatheter-related bacteraemia in a 22-year-old immunocompetent female whose blood culture showed the growth of C. indologenes, identified by Vitek GNI system (bioMerieux, France). The patient responded to treatment with ciprofloxacin. The pathogenicity and virulence factors of C. indologenes remain unclear. This case indicates that C. indologenes might cause symptomatic disease in immunocompetent persons with otherwise no associated underlying risk factors.
authors: Department of Microbiology, NEIGRIHMS, Shillong, Meghalaya, India.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Baruah
authors: Department of Microbiology, NEIGRIHMS, Shillong, Meghalaya, India.
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Lyngdoh
authors: Department of Microbiology, NEIGRIHMS, Shillong, Meghalaya, India.
authors: W V
authors: WV
authors: Lyngdoh
authors: Department of Microbiology, NEIGRIHMS, Shillong, Meghalaya, India.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Talukdar
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D000071997:Blood Culture; D045247:Chryseobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D045826:Flavobacteriaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin