A Case of Polymicrobial Bacteremia in a Patient Undergoing Chemotherapy
Joint Authors
Terashima, T.
Arahata, Kyoko
Yamaguchi, Ryo
Source
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-01-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We report an aggressive case of polymicrobial bacteremia in a patient with renal pelvis carcinoma.
A 76-year-old man developed watery diarrhea after undergoing chemotherapy.
He became unconscious and went into shock.
Laboratory data showed severe neutropenia, renal failure, and lactic acidosis.
Chest radiography showed multiple opacities.
He died despite aggressive fluid resuscitation, catecholamine administration, antibiotic treatment, and mechanical ventilation.
Blood culture isolates included Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, and Moraxella catarrhalis.
The foci of bacteremia were the respiratory tract and the bowel.
The two infection foci and polymicrobial bacteremia are thought to be associated with the patient’s poor prognosis.
Although polymicrobial bacteremia is rare, awareness of this condition and of the rare causative pathogens, such as A.
baumannii and M.
catarrhalis, especially in patients with comorbidities and immunosuppression will help treat the patients with bacteremia.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Arahata, Kyoko& Yamaguchi, Ryo& Terashima, T.. 2018. A Case of Polymicrobial Bacteremia in a Patient Undergoing Chemotherapy. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144506
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Arahata, Kyoko…[et al.]. A Case of Polymicrobial Bacteremia in a Patient Undergoing Chemotherapy. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144506
American Medical Association (AMA)
Arahata, Kyoko& Yamaguchi, Ryo& Terashima, T.. A Case of Polymicrobial Bacteremia in a Patient Undergoing Chemotherapy. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144506
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1144506