Reviewing the Emergence of Lactococcus garvieae: A Case of Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection Caused by Lactococcus garvieae and Escherichia coli Coinfection
Joint Authors
Choksi, Tatvam T.
Dadani, Farhan
Source
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-07-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Lactococcus garvieae is considered a low virulence organism which is rarely associated with human infections.
Most of the reported cases have been associated with bacteremia with or without endocarditis.
We report a rare case of catheter associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) caused by Lactococcus garvieae and Escherichia coli coinfection without any bacteremia in a patient with indwelling urinary catheter placed for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
The patient also had a history of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with long standing famotidine treatment.
In our case, Lactococcus garvieae was initially misidentified as Enterococcus species but was later detected by automated microbial identification system VITEK-2 (BioMerieux, Marcy-l'Étoile, France) and was confirmed with API 32 Strep system (BioMerieux, Marcy-l'Étoile, France).
The patient responded well to a two-week course of cephalosporin.
Interestingly, apart from the acid suppressive treatment, no other risk factors were identified.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Choksi, Tatvam T.& Dadani, Farhan. 2017. Reviewing the Emergence of Lactococcus garvieae: A Case of Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection Caused by Lactococcus garvieae and Escherichia coli Coinfection. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146377
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Choksi, Tatvam T.& Dadani, Farhan. Reviewing the Emergence of Lactococcus garvieae: A Case of Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection Caused by Lactococcus garvieae and Escherichia coli Coinfection. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146377
American Medical Association (AMA)
Choksi, Tatvam T.& Dadani, Farhan. Reviewing the Emergence of Lactococcus garvieae: A Case of Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection Caused by Lactococcus garvieae and Escherichia coli Coinfection. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146377
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1146377