TY - JOUR
T1 - Lumboperitonial shunt infection due to Chryseobacterium indologenes
AU - Al-Tatari, Hossam
AU - Asmar, Basim I.
AU - Ang, Jocelyn Y.
PY - 2007/7
Y1 - 2007/7
N2 - Chryseobacterium indologenes central nervous system infection has not been reported. We present a case of lumboperitoneal shunt infection caused by C. indologenes successfully treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and rifampin in a pediatric patient. Forty-three additional cases of C. indologenes non-central nervous system infections reported in the English medical literature were reviewed. Risk factors for C. indologenes infections include underlying medical illnesses, underlying immunocompromising conditions and presence of indwelling intravascular devices.
AB - Chryseobacterium indologenes central nervous system infection has not been reported. We present a case of lumboperitoneal shunt infection caused by C. indologenes successfully treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and rifampin in a pediatric patient. Forty-three additional cases of C. indologenes non-central nervous system infections reported in the English medical literature were reviewed. Risk factors for C. indologenes infections include underlying medical illnesses, underlying immunocompromising conditions and presence of indwelling intravascular devices.
KW - Central nervous system
KW - Chryseobacterium indologenes
KW - Infection
KW - Lumboperitonial shunt
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U2 - 10.1097/INF.0b013e3180616d25
DO - 10.1097/INF.0b013e3180616d25
M3 - Article
C2 - 17596816
AN - SCOPUS:34347333549
SN - 0891-3668
VL - 26
SP - 657
EP - 659
JO - Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
JF - Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
IS - 7
ER -