Infect Chemother.  2023 Sep;55(3):322-327. 10.3947/ic.2022.0133.

Clinical and Microbiological Characteristics of Chryseobacterium indologenes Bacteremia: A 20-Year Experience in a Single University Hospital

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang, Korea
  • 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
  • 3Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang, Korea

Abstract

Background
Chryseobacterium indologenes is ubiquitous in nature and rarely causes infections. However, the clinical impact of C. indologenes has increased in recent years, especially in immunocompromised patients, and has resulted in high mortality rates. We aimed to investigate the clinical and microbiological characteristics of C. indologenes bacteremia.
Materials and Methods
We retrospectively reviewed medical records of a 642-bed university-affiliated hospital in Korea, dating from January 2001 to December 2020, to investigate C. indologenes bacteremia.
Results
A total of 22 C. indologenes isolates were identified from blood culture records. All patients were hospitalized at the time of bacteremia, and the most common manifestation was primary bacteremia. A sizable majority of the patients (83.3%) had underlying diseases, and all patients received intensive care unit care during their admission. The 14-day and 28-day mortality rates were 8.3% and 16.7%, respectively. Importantly, all C. indologenes isolates were 100% susceptible to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.
Conclusion
In our study, most of the infections were hospital-acquired, and the susceptibility pattern of the C. indologenes isolates showed multidrug resistance. However, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole is a potentially useful antibiotic for C. indologenes bacteremia treatment. More attention is required to identify C. indologenes as one of the most important nosocomial bacteria with detrimental effects in immunocompromised patients.

Keyword

Chryseobacterium indologenes; Bacteremia; Nosocomial infections; Antimicrobial resistance; Immunocompromised patients
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