Evaluation of Ochrobactrum intermedium bacteremia in a patient with bladder cancer

It is generally believed that Ochrobactrum anthropi is the only pathogenic species in the genus Ochrobactrum. We report a case of presumptive Ochrobactrum intermedium bacteremia in a patient with bladder cancer. Identification of a rare species using rapid commercial panel could lead to an erroneous...

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Published in:Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 2005-10, Vol.53 (2), p.153-155
Main Authors: Apisarnthanarak, Anucha, Kiratisin, Pattarachai, Mundy, Linda M.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Bacteremia
Bacteremia - etiology
Bacteremia - microbiology
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial sepsis
Bacteriology
Biological and medical sciences
Bladder cancer
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gastrointestinal tract colonization
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Immunocompromised
Immunocompromised Host
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Microbiology
Miscellaneous
Ochrobactrum anthropi
Ochrobactrum anthropi - isolation & purification
Ochrobactrum intermedium
Opportunistic Infections - microbiology
Shewanella putrefaciens
Tumors
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms - complications
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Summary:It is generally believed that Ochrobactrum anthropi is the only pathogenic species in the genus Ochrobactrum. We report a case of presumptive Ochrobactrum intermedium bacteremia in a patient with bladder cancer. Identification of a rare species using rapid commercial panel could lead to an erroneous result as this clinical isolate was initially reported to be Shewanella putrefaciens. The patient was successfully treated with imipenem and ciprofloxacin.
ISSN:0732-8893
1879-0070
DOI:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2005.05.014