Mobiluncus curtisii bacteremia

Mobiluncus curtisii was isolated from the blood of a 35-year-old man with a medical history of ulcerative colitis who was admitted unconscious to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). A CT scan revealed massive intracerebral hemorrhage in the left hemisphere. Temperature remained constant over 38.5 °C; the...

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Published in:Anaerobe 2008-04, Vol.14 (2), p.123-124
Main Authors: Sahuquillo-Arce, Jose Miguel, Ramirez-Galleymore, Paula, Garcia, Julia, Marti, Veronica, Arizo, David
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Actinomycetales Infections - diagnosis
Actinomycetales Infections - microbiology
Adult
Anaerobe
Bacteremia
Bacteremia - microbiology
Blood - microbiology
Brain - diagnostic imaging
Cerebral Hemorrhage - diagnosis
Colitis, Ulcerative - complications
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Male
Mobiluncus
Mobiluncus - isolation & purification
Mobiluncus curtisii
Radiography
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Summary:Mobiluncus curtisii was isolated from the blood of a 35-year-old man with a medical history of ulcerative colitis who was admitted unconscious to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). A CT scan revealed massive intracerebral hemorrhage in the left hemisphere. Temperature remained constant over 38.5 °C; therefore, two sets of blood cultures were collected. One anaerobic bottle BacT/ALERT SN (bioMerieux, France) was detected as positive after 5 days of incubation and a Gram stain confirmed a gram variable curved-shaped rod. The patient died 18 h after being admitted to the hospital.
ISSN:1075-9964
1095-8274
DOI:10.1016/j.anaerobe.2007.12.003