Ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by Chryseobacterium indologenes: a rare infant case and review of the literature

Atici, Serkan; Unkar, Zeynep; Erdem, Kubra; KEPENEKLİ KADAYİFCİ, EDA; Karaaslan, Ayse; MEMİŞOĞLU, ASLI; Soysal, Ahmet; Toprak, NURVER; Soyletir, Guner; ÖZEK, EREN; Bakir, Mustafa

doi:10.1186/s40064-016-3449-x

Ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by Chryseobacterium indologenes: a rare infant case and review of the literature

Atici S., Unkar Z. A. , Erdem K., KEPENEKLİ KADAYİFCİ E. , Karaaslan A., MEMİŞOĞLU A. , ...More

SPRINGERPLUS, vol.5, 2016 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Review
Volume: 5
Publication Date: 2016
Doi Number: 10.1186/s40064-016-3449-x
Title of Journal : SPRINGERPLUS
Keywords: Chryseobacterium indologenes, Infant case, Ventilator-associated pneumonia, MICROBIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS, BACTEREMIA, INFECTION, SEPSIS

Abstract

Background: Chryseobacterium indologenes is an uncommon organism that has been documented to cause a variety of invasive infections mostly in hospitalized patients with severe underlying diseases.