Chryseobacterium gleum pneumonia in an infant with nephrotic syndrome

Baha Abdalhamid; Nasreldin Elhadi; Khaldoon Alsamman; Reem Aljindan

doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2016.06.004

Chryseobacterium gleum pneumonia in an infant with nephrotic syndrome

IDCases. 2016 Jun 30:5:34-6. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2016.06.004. eCollection 2016.

Authors

Baha Abdalhamid¹, Nasreldin Elhadi², Khaldoon Alsamman², Reem Aljindan³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, P.O. Box 15215, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
² Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, College of Applied Medical Science, University of Dammam, P.O. Box 2208, AlKhobar, Saudi Arabia.
³ Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Dammam, P.O. Box 2208, AlKhobar, Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

Introduction: Chryseobacterium gleum is commonly distributed in the environment. It can cause a wide variety of infections in immunocompromised patients in hospital setting.

Case presentation: A 6 month old infant with nephrotic syndrome was admitted to the emergency room for an acute onset of fever, difficulty breathing, cyanosis, and low oral intake. Cultures of endotracheal tube specimens were positive for Chryseobacterium gleum which was confirmed by ribosomal sequencing. The organism was susceptible to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, minocycline, and levofloxacin. The patient clinically improved on levofloxacin treatment.

Conclusion: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of pneumonia caused by Chryseobacterium gleum in an infant with nephrotic syndrome. It is also the first report of C. gleum causing respiratory tract infection in Saudi Arabia.

Keywords: Chryseobacterium gleum; Levofloxacin; Multiple drug resistance; Nephrotic syndrome.

Publication types

Case Reports