Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Chryseobacterium indologenes infection in a newborn: a case report | Calderón et al. Journal of Medical Case Reports 2011 5 10 http content 5 1 10 JOURNALOF medical case reports CASE REPORT Open Access Chryseobacterium indologenes infection in a newborn a case report Gema Calderón Esther García Pilar Rojas Elisa García Marisa Rosso Antonio Losada Abstract Introduction Chiyseobacterium indologenes is an uncommon human pathogen. Most infections have been detected in hospitalized patients with severe underlying diseases who had indwelling devices implanted. Infection caused by C. indologenes in a newborn has not been previously reported. Case presentation We present a case of ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by C. indologenes in a full-term Caucasian newborn baby boy with congenital heart disease who was successfully treated with piperacillin-tazobactam. Conclusion C. indologenes should be considered as a potential pathogen in newborns in the presence of invasive equipment or treatment with long-term broad-spectrum antibiotics. Appropriate choice of effective antimicrobial agents for treatment is difficult because of the unpredictability and breadth of antimicrobial resistance of these organisms which often involves resistance to many of the antibiotics chosen empirically for serious Gram-negative infections. Introduction Chryseobacterium spp. are Gram-negative bacilli widely distributed in soil and water. In hospital environments they have been recovered from water systems and humid surfaces. Infections caused by Chryseobacterium indologenes are rare but have been reported as a cause of serious infections in adult immunosuppressed patients. To the best of our knowledge infection caused by C. indologenes in a newborn has not been previously reported. Case presentation Our patient a full-term Caucasian newborn baby boy with congenital heart disease double-outlet right ventricle mitral atresia and hypoplastic aortic arch remained intubated and under mechanical ventilation from the seventh day of life due
