Chryseobacterium indologenes Pneumonitis in an Immunocompromised Patient: A Case Report.

Non-fermenters are a group of organisms commonly isolated in different specimens from patients admitted in ICU. Besides, injudicious use of WHO Reserve group antimicrobials poses a patient at risk of acquiring infections by uncommon organisms especially non-fermenters. One such organism, Chryseobacterium indologenes has been mentioned in few case reports as causative agent of meningitis, infections of respiratory tract, urinary tract, surgical site infections, prosthetic valve infections and blood stream infections. Its identification and instituting antimicrobial as per the sensitivity pattern is a must for appropriate patient care. We report a case of pneumonitis by C. indologenes in an immunocompromised patient in ICU of a tertiary care hospital. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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