Severe sepsis due to Chryseobacterium indologenes in an immunocompetent adventure traveler.
J Clin Microbiol 2014;
52:4100-1. [PMID:
25165079 DOI:
10.1128/jcm.01691-14]
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Abstract
Chryseobacterium indologenes is an environmental organism which is usually an opportunistic pathogen, most usually associated with nosocomial or device-related infections. This case, affecting a fit and well adventure traveler, demonstrates that it may be an agent of severe sepsis in otherwise healthy humans.
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