Ochrobactrum anthropi bacteremia in a patient on hemodialysis.

Abstract

Although newer tunneled dialysis catheters offer improved capacity for blood flow and efficiency of dialysis, catheter-associated bacteremia remains an extremely important complication of this access strategy. This is a report of a case of catheter-associated bacteremia with Ochrobactrum anthropi, a water-borne gram-negative rod with an unusual pattern of antibiotic resistance. Given the organism's hydrophilic property and the frequency of catheter use in debilitated individuals with end-stage renal disease, Ochrobactrum anthropi infection should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a hemodialysis patient with unexplained fever.

• Authors: G M Chertow
• Journal: American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation (Am J Kidney Dis) Vol. 35 Issue 6 Pg. E30 (Jun 2000) ISSN: 1523-6838 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 10845846 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Aged
• Bacteremia (etiology, microbiology)
• Female
• Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections (etiology, microbiology)
• Humans
• Kidney Failure, Chronic (therapy)
• Ochrobactrum anthropi (isolation & purification)
• Renal Dialysis (adverse effects)