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01.02.2014 | Case Report
Chryseobacterium indologenes central nervous system infection in infancy: an emergent pathogen?
verfasst von:
P. Olbrich, M. Rivero-Garvía, M. D. Falcón-Neyra, J. A. Lepe, J. M. Cisneros, J. Marquez-Rivas, O. Neth
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Infection
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Ausgabe 1/2014
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Abstract
The isolation of Chryseobacterium indologenes as a causative micro-organism in human diseases is rare. Risk factors for infections caused by this pathogen include very young and very old age, indwelling devices, immune suppression and recent use of broad-spectrum antibiotics. Most cases suffer from bacteraemia or nosocomial pneumonia, whilst infection of the central nervous system (CNS) is extremely rare. We present a term-born infant diagnosed prenatally with holoprosencephaly and obstructive hydrocephalus, requiring post-natal ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion. At 6 weeks of age, he suffered from Escherichia coli meningitis, showing satisfactory clinical response with antimicrobial therapy. Aged 11 months, he suffered from hyper-drainage syndrome, resulting in the removal of the shunt system. He represented 11 days post-operatively, with low-grade fever, irritability and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage. C. indologenes from CSF was isolated and antimicrobial therapy with ceftazidime and trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole for 3 weeks resulted in good clinical response. This is the first documented community-acquired CNS infection due to C. indologenes in an infant without concomitant indwelling device or previous antibiotic pressure.