Isolated from the Bloodstream of a Patient with Liver Cirrhosis in China: A Case Report

Overview

Journal Heliyon

Specialty Social Sciences

Date 2023 Dec 7

PMID 38058622

Authors

Qian Liu

Hong Wang

Suchuan Zhang

Guodong Yan

Xi Yang

Xiangning Bai

Jianping Deng

Xi Chen

Ling Zhang

Jie Zhang

Bin Wang

Nianli Zou

Yanwen Xiong

Zhengdong Zhang

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Abstract

A rare case of bacteremia caused by , in a 50-year-old male with liver cirrhosis was reported. Clear, colorless, and circular colonies were recovered on blood agar after 24 h of aerobic incubation at 37 °C. The isolate was identified as using MALDI-TOF/MS and confirmed by the diagnostic triplex-PCR targeting , , and genes. The administration of piperacillin/tazobactam intravenously (4.5g every 8 hours) for 3 days was effective. This study suggested that specific strains of have been implicated in causing extraintestinal infections in humans, similar to extraintestinal pathogenic (ExPEC). However, a comprehensive understanding of the underlying pathogenic mechanisms requires further exploration.

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