Unforeseeable presentation of Chryseobacterium indologenes infection in a paediatric patient
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Chryseobacterium indologenes infection in a newborn: a case report
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: BMC Research Notes
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1756-0500
DOI: 10.1186/s13104-016-2022-6