Open AccessBacteraemia by Chryseobacterium indologenes in a patient with Lung Cancer: A Clinical and Microbiological Investigation
Author(s) -
Gitali Bhagawati,
Ashutosh Bhardwaj,
Rekha Sajikumar,
Sukhwinder Singh,
Sanjeev Prajapati
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of critical care medicine/indian journal of critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-359X
pISSN - 0972-5229
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23142
Subject(s) - medicine , bacteremia , chryseobacterium , lung cancer , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , biology , genetics , 16s ribosomal rna
We present a case of bacteremia by an unsual, instrinsically multidrug resistant organism, Chryseobacterium indologenes in a 59 year old gentleman with squamous cell carcinoma of lung with multiple metastasis. Despite of treating as per sensitivity report after isolating Chryseobacterium indologenes , patient could not be survived. The pathogenicity and predictability of the organism towards antibiotics, both in vivo and in vitro needs further research.