Annals of Clinical Microbiology, The official Journal of the Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology

Chryseobacterium indologenes Isolated from Clinical Specimens

Case report

Annals of Clinical Microbiology (Ann Clin Microbiol) 1999 June Volume 2, Issue 1, pages 101-104.

Chryseobacterium indologenes Isolated from Clinical Specimens

Seong Kyu Lee, M.D. and Nam Yong Lee, M.D.

Department of Clinical Pathology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Chryseobacterium indologenes is a nonfastidious, oxidase-positive, gram-negative rod that does not ferment glucose. It is known to be associated with a variety of clinical infections. We report six cases of C. indologenes isolated from clinical specimens, which were seen at our institution over a 2-year period. These organisms were recovered from blood, pleural fluid, peritoneal fluid, bile, endotracheal aspirate, and sputum. We described clinical characteristics, treatment outcome, microbiological characteristics, and in vitro antibiotic susceptibility test. (Korean J Clin Microbiol 1999;2:101~104)

Keywords

Chryseobacterium indologenes, Blood, Pleural flulid, Bile, Peritoneal fluid, Sputum, Endotracheal aspirate