Shewanella putrefaciens: An Emerging Cause of Nosocomial Pneumonia

Gram-negative infections are a rising concern faced by the medical community. Approximately 30% of nosocomial bloodstream infections in intensive care units in the United States are caused by these gram-negative species. Emergence of multidrug-resistant organisms further complicate this issue. In th...

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Autores principales: Ullah, Saad, Mehmood, Hassan, Pervin, Nawja, Zeb, Hassan, Kamal, Khushbakht Ramsha, Liaqat, Sadaquat
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5956633/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29796395
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2324709618775441
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Sumario:Gram-negative infections are a rising concern faced by the medical community. Approximately 30% of nosocomial bloodstream infections in intensive care units in the United States are caused by these gram-negative species. Emergence of multidrug-resistant organisms further complicate this issue. In this article, we report a case of an 84-year-old Caucasian male who was diagnosed with Shewanella pneumonia treated with cefepime with minimal to no improvement in his symptoms. To the best of our knowledge, this is the third reported case of Shewanella putrefaciens nosocomial pneumonia and first case of bacteremia secondary to pneumonia by Shewanella putrefaciens.

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