Treatment of Chryseobacterium indologenes ventilator-associated pneumonia in a critically ill trauma patient.

Objective: To report a case of Chryseobacterium indologenes ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in a critically ill trauma patient.

Case Summary: This report describes a 66-year-old critically ill trauma patient who developed VAP, which was caused by C indologenes. The patient was injured in a riding lawn mower accident that trapped him underwater in a pond.