Pandoraea apista Bacteremia in a COVID-Positive Man: A Rare Coinfection Case Report from North India
| Autor: | Sangram Singh Patel, Sweta Singh, Atul Garg, Ujjala Ghoshal, Chinmoy Sahu |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Isolation (health care) Antibiotic sensitivity bacillus Case Report Disease Pandoraea apista Cystic fibrosis cystic fibrosis 03 medical and health sciences Medicine pneumonia bacteremia Intensive care medicine 030304 developmental biology COVID 0303 health sciences biology 030306 microbiology business.industry medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Pneumonia Bacteremia Coinfection business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Laboratory Physicians Journal of Laboratory Physicians, Vol 13, Iss 02, Pp 192-194 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 0974-7826 0974-2727 |
| Popis: | Pandoraea apista is a novel gram-negative bacillus usually isolated from respiratory specimens of cystic fibrosis patients. Few cases of bacteremia have also been reported due to this rare pathogen. Emergence of multidrug-resistant isolates of this bacillus is of grave concern. Here, we report a very interesting and unusual case of Pandoraea apista bacteremia in a coronavirus disease (COVID)–positive elderly diabetic man suffering from pneumonia. Prompt isolation and antibiotic sensitivity testing guided the patient’s treatment and yielded favorable outcome. The need of automated methods for identification and sensitivity testing limits the reporting of this rare but important pathogen in hospital settings. Detailed research work and studies are needed in this direction to better understand this pathogen and its clinical manifestations for better patient outcome. |
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