Chryseobacterium gleum bacteraemia: first reported cases from Qatar

Chryseobacterium gleum is a Gram-negative aerobic bacillus. It commonly colonizes mechanical devices, causing device-associated infections like central line-associated bloodstream infection and ventilator-associated pneumonia. We describe two cases of C. gleum bacteraemia in patients admitted to our intensive care unit in Qatar, one of which resulted in death. Long hospital stays and indwelling devices are risk factors for C. gleum bacteraemia. Because C. gleum is inherently resistant to beta-lactam antibiotics, rapid identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing are essential for guiding therapy. (c) 2021 Hamad Medical Corporation. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

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Chryseobacterium gleum is a Gram-negative aerobic bacillus that commonly causes device-associated infections. Risk factors for C. gleum bacteremia include long hospital stays and indwelling devices. Rapid identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing are essential for guiding therapy due to the inherent resistance of C. gleum to beta-lactam antibiotics.