Chryseobacterium meningosepticum in a parapneumonic effusion in a chronic kidney disease patient on hemodialysis. Issue 4 (2nd April 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gnanasoundran, Vanitha; Fernando M, Edwin; Kumar, Senthil; Kumar, Raj; Valavan, Thiruma; Mohan, Chandra; Mohammed, Noor; Prasad, Srinivasa
• Is Part Of: Hemodialysis international. Volume 18:Issue 4(2014)
• Page Start: 835
• Page End: 838
• Publication Date: 2014-04-02
• Subjects: Hemodialysis -- Periodicals; Renal Dialysis -- Periodicals; Renal Dialysis -- Congresses; Hemodialysis, Home -- Congresses; 617.461059
• DOI: 10.1111/hdi.12160
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1492-7535

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title>Abstract</title> <p> <italic>Chryseobacterium meningosepticum</italic> is an uncommon human pathogen, which is an inhabitant of soil and water. It should be included in the list of suspected nosocomial infections, especially in patients with immunocompromised status. <italic>C</italic><italic>. meningosepticum</italic> infections are not common but are clinically important because the organism is naturally resistant to multiple antibiotics. We report a case where the bacterium was isolated from the pleural fluid from a chronic kidney disease patient on hemodialysis, who developed pneumonia with complicated parapneumonic effusion. To the best of our knowedge, this is the first case where <italic>C</italic><italic>. meningosepticum</italic> is isolated from the pleural effusion, from India.</p> </abstract>