Chryseobacterium gleum - a novel bacterium species detected in neonatal respiratory tract infections

J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2014 Dec;27(18):1926-9. doi: 10.3109/14767058.2014.880881. Epub 2014 Feb 3.

Abstract

We report three patients with early neonatal infections. All patients had respiratory tract involvement with increased inflammation markers. Chryseobacterium gleum was cultured from the stomach content aspirated on arrival at the Neonatal intensive Care Unit and it was identified with the help of a Microflex™ MALDI Biotyper mass spectrometer (Bruker-Daltonik, Fremont, CA). Recovery could be achieved with ciprofloxacin treatment. We consider our cases a possible new clinical presentation of a rare human pathogen.

Keywords: Ciprofloxacin; MALDI-TOF.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Chryseobacterium* / isolation & purification
  • Ciprofloxacin / therapeutic use
  • Cross Infection / diagnosis
  • Cross Infection / drug therapy
  • Cross Infection / microbiology
  • Female
  • Flavobacteriaceae Infections / congenital*
  • Flavobacteriaceae Infections / diagnosis
  • Flavobacteriaceae Infections / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Newborn, Diseases / diagnosis
  • Infant, Newborn, Diseases / drug therapy
  • Infant, Newborn, Diseases / microbiology
  • Male
  • Pregnancy
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / diagnosis
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / drug therapy
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / microbiology*

Substances

  • Ciprofloxacin