Open AccessChryseobacteriumspp-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.