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| Year : 2014 | Volume
: 32
| Issue : 3 | Page : 327-330 |
Myroides odoratus and Chryseobacterium indologenes: Two rare isolates in the immunocompromised
R Deepa1, KG Venkatesh1, J Durdana Parveen2, S Thasneem Banu3, G Jayalakshmi4
1 Assistant Professor Institute of Microbiology, Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
2 Postgraduate, Institute of Microbiology, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
3 Professor, Institute of Microbiology, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
4 Director and Professor, Institute of Microbiology, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
R Deepa
Assistant Professor Institute of Microbiology, Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.136592
Myroides spp and Chryseobacterium spp are uncommon clinical isolates, though more frequently reported to cause infections than other pigmented non-fermentors. Two cases of Myroides odoratus and Chryseobacterium indologenes infection in a diabetic with pulmonary tuberculosis and a patient with de-compensated alcoholic liver disease, respectively, are reported here. Anti-microbial susceptibility testing of the isolates was performed by determining the minimum inhibitory concentration. The clinical picture, characteristic features of the isolates and the antibiotic susceptibility pattern are discussed briefly.
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