Clinical and epidemiological features of Chryseobacterium indologenes infections: Analysis of 215 cases
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Six cases during 2012-2015 and literature review of Chryseobacterium indologenes infections in pediatric patients.
Chryseobacterium indologenes is a widespread bacteria in the environment, especially hospitals, and a rarely reported human pathogen. The lowest frequency has been reported in children under 5 years of age. Clinical manifestations of C. indologenes include nosocomial pneumoniae, biliary tract infection, peritonitis, surgical wound infection, intravascular catheter-related bacteremia, cellulitis...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1684-1182
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2012.08.007