Chryseobacterium indologenes bacteremia in children with comorbidities

Introduction: We describe a series of pediatric cases of bacteremia, all of them with a history of heart disease, use of central venous catheter and coinfections. A review of the published literature was carried out in order to enrich the available information.Material and methods: Pediatric observational retrospective study in which three cases of catheter-related bloodstream infection due to Chryseobacterium indologenes were reported in a period of two years in a tertiary care hospital. The analysis was performed with the cases previously reported in the literature.Results: Three cases were reported in our center in a period of two years. We found 26 cases reported in the literature. Overall mortality was 26.92% (7/26).Conclusions: This microorganism with characteristics of multidrug resistance is associated with the use of medical devices in hospitalized patients. Early identification of this pathogen is crucial to starting treatment.(c) 2022 Sociedad Espan similar to ola de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologi ' a Cli ' nica. Published by Elsevier Espan similar to a, S.L.U. All rights reserved.