A patient receiving hemodialysis began spiking a fever shortly after his treatment.Blood cultures were drawn and grew out the following gram negative rods that were indole positive with variable results for urea, nitrate reduction and gelatin.The organism is most likely:

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The organism growing in the given condition is most likely Chryseobacterium spp. due to its gram-negative rod-shaped structure and indole uptake, along with variable results for urea, nitrate reduction, and gelatin. Elizabethkingia meningoseptica is usually found in water and soil, and while Empedobacter brevis may be involved in nosocomial infections, its presence is not a commonly reported event. CDC group O-1 is not a typical isolate in hemodialysis patients.

A Patient Receiving Hemodialysis Began Spiking a Fever Shortly After