Chryseobacterium spp-associated bacteraemia in a haemodialysis patient: a diagnostic challenge

Muhammad Junaid Ahsan; Soban Ahmad; Azka Latif; Joseph Thilumala Reddy

doi:10.1136/bcr-2019-232000

Chryseobacterium spp-associated bacteraemia in a haemodialysis patient: a diagnostic challenge

Muhammad Junaid Ahsan, Soban Ahmad, Azka Latif, Joseph Thilumala Reddy

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	232000
Journal	BMJ case reports
Volume	12
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2019-232000
State	Published - Nov 1 2019

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Ahsan, M. J., Ahmad, S., Latif, A., & Reddy, J. T. (2019). Chryseobacterium spp-associated bacteraemia in a haemodialysis patient: a diagnostic challenge. BMJ case reports, 12(11), [232000]. https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2019-232000

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