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Chryseobacterium arthrosphaerae ventriculitis: A case report.

Jae Hyoung Im, Donghwi Kim, Jin Ju Kim, Eun Young Kim, Young Kyoung Park, Hea Yoon Kwon, Moon-Hyun Chung, Ji Hyeon Baek, Jin-Soo Lee

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Jae Hyoung ImDivision of Infectious diseases, Department of Internal Medicine.
Donghwi KimDepartment of Internal Medicine.
Jin Ju KimDepartment of Laboratory Medicine.
Eun Young KimDepartment of Neurosurgery.
Young Kyoung ParkTranslation Research Center, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon.
Hea Yoon KwonDivision of Infectious diseases, Department of Internal Medicine.
Moon-Hyun ChungDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seogwipo Medical Center, Jeju, Republic of Korea.
Ji Hyeon BaekDivision of Infectious diseases, Department of Internal Medicine.
Jin-Soo LeeDivision of Infectious diseases, Department of Internal Medicine.ORCID 0000-0001-7862-5519

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Abstract

introductionChryseobacterium arthrosphaerae is a gram-negative bacteria, known for its intrinsic multidrug resistance, which can lead to treatment difficulties. PATIENT CONCERNS: A 56-year-old male had an indwelling external ventricular drainage catheter for 6 months and had been frequently treated with antibiotics for nosocomial infections. He showed cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis and an abrupt fever during hospitalization. DIAGNOSIS: He was diagnosed as a ventriculitis caused by Chryseobacterium arthrosphaerae (C arthrosphaerae).

interventionInitially, we used ciprofloxacin as the backbone in combination with minocycline (and rifampin). However, fever and pleocytosis persisted, and improvement was slow. We then switched the minocycline and rifampin regiment to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole. Following this switch of antibiotics, the patient's pleocytosis rapidly improved, allowing the replacement of his external ventricular drainage catheters. C arthrospharae was no longer growing in cerebrospinal fluid and he was recovered from ventriculitis. OUTCOMES: The patient remains alive without any incidence of C arthrosphaerae recurrence.

conclusionWe propose trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole alone or in combination with ciprofloxacin to be good candidates for the treatment of ventriculitis by C arthrosphaerae.

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ChryseobacteriumAnti-Bacterial AgentsCatheters, IndwellingCerebral VentriculitisDrainageDrug Therapy, CombinationHumansLeukocytosisMaleMiddle AgedMinocyclineRifampinTrimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug CombinationAnti-Bacterial AgentsMinocyclineRifampinTrimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination

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PMCPMC7447447

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