A Lethal Case of Sphingomonas paucimobilis Bacteremia in an Immunocompromised Patient
Joint Authors
Hardjo Lugito, Nata Pratama
Cucunawangsih, Nata Pratama
Kurniawan, Andree
Source
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-03-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Sphingomonas paucimobilis is a yellow-pigmented, glucose nonfermenting, aerobic, Gram negative bacillus of low pathogenicity.
This organism was found in the implantation of indwelling catheters, sterile intravenous fluid, or contaminated hospital environment such as tap and distilled water, nebulizer, ventilator, and hemodialysis device.
A 55-year-old female was hospitalized for diabetic foot ulcer in the presence of multiple comorbidities: diabetes mellitus, colonic tuberculosis, end-stage renal disease, and indwelling catheters for central venous catheter and hemodialysis.
The patient passed away on the 44th day of admission due to septic shock.
The organism found on blood culture on the 29th day of admission was multidrug resistant S.
paucimobilis.
Severe infection and septic shock due to S.
paucimobilis have been reported particularly in immunocompromised patients, but there has been only one reported case of death in a premature neonate with septic shock.
This is the first reported lethal case of S.
paucimobilis bacteremia in an adult patient.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hardjo Lugito, Nata Pratama& Cucunawangsih, Nata Pratama& Kurniawan, Andree. 2016. A Lethal Case of Sphingomonas paucimobilis Bacteremia in an Immunocompromised Patient. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1100964
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hardjo Lugito, Nata Pratama…[et al.]. A Lethal Case of Sphingomonas paucimobilis Bacteremia in an Immunocompromised Patient. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1100964
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hardjo Lugito, Nata Pratama& Cucunawangsih, Nata Pratama& Kurniawan, Andree. A Lethal Case of Sphingomonas paucimobilis Bacteremia in an Immunocompromised Patient. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1100964
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1100964