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Chryseobacterium indologenes subcutaneous port‐related bacteremia in a liver transplant patient
Author(s) -
Shah S.,
Sarwar U.,
King E.A.,
Lat A.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
transplant infectious disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1399-3062
pISSN - 1398-2273
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2011.00711.x
Subject(s) - medicine , bacteremia , antibiotics , chryseobacterium , port (circuit theory) , intensive care medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , biology , engineering , genetics , electrical engineering , 16s ribosomal rna
Chryseobacterium indologenes is a rare cause of infection in select immunosuppressed hosts. Most prior reports are from Taiwan, in patients with diabetes mellitus or malignancies. Infections caused by C. indologenes are generally associated with indwelling devices, and the organism may be resistant to many commonly utilized broad‐spectrum antibiotics. We report the first case, to our knowledge, of C. indologenes subcutaneous port‐related bacteremia in a liver transplant recipient. The isolates were resistant to antibiotics previously reported as active, and device removal was required for treatment success.