Polymicrobial Bacteremia Involving Comamonas testosteroni
Joint Authors
Tam, Eric
Hauser, Naomi
Rajayer, Salil
Orsini, Jose
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-12-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Comamonas spp.
are uncommon isolates in microbiology laboratories and have been rarely observed as an infectious agent in clinical practice.
They have widespread environmental distribution and have been isolated from water, soil, and plants as well as from some hospital devices such as intravenous catheters and water contained in humidifier reservoirs used in respiratory treatment.
The genus Comamonas originally contained the following species: acidovorans, testosteroni, kerstersii, terrigena, denitrificans, and nitrativorans.
It now contains 17 species, while acidovorans spp.
have been reclassified as Delftia acidovorans.
In spite of its uncommon human pathogenesis, there are few reports on the aggressive manner of it as an opportunistic pathogen, mostly related to testosteroni spp.
We present a case of polymicrobial bacteremia involving Comamonas testosteroni.
The aim of this case report is to alert clinicians to the potential diagnosis of bloodstream infections caused by uncommon pathogens.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Orsini, Jose& Tam, Eric& Hauser, Naomi& Rajayer, Salil. 2014. Polymicrobial Bacteremia Involving Comamonas testosteroni. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1034792
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Orsini, Jose…[et al.]. Polymicrobial Bacteremia Involving Comamonas testosteroni. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1034792
American Medical Association (AMA)
Orsini, Jose& Tam, Eric& Hauser, Naomi& Rajayer, Salil. Polymicrobial Bacteremia Involving Comamonas testosteroni. Case Reports in Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1034792
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1034792