Chryseobacterium indologenes pneumonitis in an immunocompromised patient: A case report
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INTRODUCTION Chryseobacterium indologenes is an uncommon human pathogen. Most infections have been detected in hospitalized patients with severe underlying diseases who had indwelling devices implanted. Infection caused by C. indologenes in a newborn has not been previously reported. CASE PRESENTATION We present a case of ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by C. indologenes in a full-term...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2589-8302
DOI: 10.4103/mjdrdypu.mjdrdypu_7_20