Chryseobacterium Indologenes Pneumonitis in an Infant: A Case Report
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...
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| author | Parijat Das Santosh Karade Kanwaljit Kaur Ravi Ramamurthy Praveer Ranjan |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4e8ff8859aed437fb88d2d1b8aaf144e2022-12-21T21:17:08ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2017-06-01116DD07DD0810.7860/JCDR/2017/27237.10047Chryseobacterium Indologenes Pneumonitis in an Infant: A Case ReportParijat Das0Santosh Karade1Kanwaljit Kaur2Ravi Ramamurthy3Praveer Ranjan4Resident, Department of Microbiology, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Command Hospital (SC) and Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Command Hospital (SC) and Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.Assistant Professor and Pediatric Cardiologist, Department of Pediatrics, Command Hospital (SC) and Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.Professor, Department of Pathology, Command Hospital (SC) and Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.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.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/10047/27237_CE(RA1)_F(T)_PF1(VJ_VTNE)_PFA(PNE).pdfdrug resistancenosocomial infectionpneumoniatachypnoea |
| spellingShingle | Parijat Das Santosh Karade Kanwaljit Kaur Ravi Ramamurthy Praveer Ranjan Chryseobacterium Indologenes Pneumonitis in an Infant: A Case Report Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research drug resistance nosocomial infection pneumonia tachypnoea |
| title | Chryseobacterium Indologenes Pneumonitis in an Infant: A Case Report |
| title_full | Chryseobacterium Indologenes Pneumonitis in an Infant: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Chryseobacterium Indologenes Pneumonitis in an Infant: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chryseobacterium Indologenes Pneumonitis in an Infant: A Case Report |
| title_short | Chryseobacterium Indologenes Pneumonitis in an Infant: A Case Report |
| title_sort | chryseobacterium indologenes pneumonitis in an infant a case report |
| topic | drug resistance nosocomial infection pneumonia tachypnoea |
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