Infections: Case Report and Systematic Review

Overview

Journal New Microbes New Infect

Publisher Elsevier

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2021 Jan 18

PMID 33456780

Citations 2

Authors

C Radcliffe

D Peaper

M Grant

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Abstract

Members of the genus are filamentous, Gram-positive, aerobic bacteria and exist ubiquitously in most environments. In 2001, the species was first isolated, and it predominantly causes pulmonary infections in immunocompromised hosts. We present the first report of a soft-tissue abscess caused by in a 59-year-old woman being treated for chronic cutaneous graft-versus-host disease. After failing to improve with empirical treatment, two incision and drainage procedures were required. She subsequently completed a 1-year course of oral antibiotic therapy consisting of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole then azithromycin. No relapse occurred over the next 5 years of follow up. To better characterize infections, we performed a systematic literature review and summarized all previously reported cases. Overall, the rising prevalence of immunocompromising conditions warrants increased vigilance for infections caused by atypical or opportunistic pathogens.

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