Chryseobacteriumspp-associated bacteraemia in a haemodialysis patient: a diagnostic challenge | Zendy

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Chryseobacteriumspp-associated bacteraemia in a haemodialysis patient: a diagnostic challenge

Author(s) -

Muhammad Junaid Ahsan,

Soban Ahmad,

Azka Latif,

Joseph Thilumala Reddy

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

bmj case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231

H-Index - 26

ISSN - 1757-790X

DOI - 10.1136/bcr-2019-232000

Subject(s) - medicine , chryseobacterium , bacteremia , hemodialysis , intensive care medicine , tazobactam , piperacillin , gram negative bacterial infections , end stage renal disease , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , antibiotics , pseudomonas aeruginosa , biology , genetics , 16s ribosomal rna

Chryseobacterium species are Gram-negative bacillus widely distributed in nature. It is a rare human pathogen that has been isolated from water systems and humid surfaces of the hospital environment. We report a rare case of Chryseobacterium bacteremia in an end-stage renal disease nursing home resident, that was diagnosed using multiplex PCR and was successfully treated with intravenous piperacillin-tazobactam combination.

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