Chryseobacterium indologenes in a woman with metastatic breast cancer in the United States of America: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Rebecca Sunenshine¹  Tammy Sylvester³  Greg Garcia³  Seema Yasmin² 

[1] Career Epidemiology Field Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA;Arizona Department of Health Services, 150 N 18th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85007, USA;Maricopa County Department of Public Health, 4041 N Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85012, USA

关键词: Infection;    Flavobacterium;    Chryseobacterium indologenes;    Beta-lactamases;   

Others  :  1181129
DOI  :  10.1186/1752-1947-7-190

 received in 2013-03-07, accepted in 2013-06-05,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Introduction

We report the seventh case of Chryseobacterium indologenes occurring in the United States of America. C. indologenes is seldom isolated from clinical specimens but has caused hospital-acquired infections in Taiwan and rarely elsewhere.

Case presentation

A 32-year-old Caucasian woman with metastatic breast cancer presented to a hospital emergency department with bilateral radiation-induced pleural effusions and respiratory failure. The patient was hospitalized and ventilated for 26 days; tracheal aspirates collected on ventilation days 24 and 26 grew C. indologenes. The patient subsequently died as a result of worsening ventilator-associated pneumonia and stage IV breast cancer.

Conclusions

C. indologenes infection should be considered for hospitalized patients with a history of malignancy, especially those with indwelling devices and antibiotic use for >14 days.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Yasmin et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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