Catheter-Related Bacteremia due to Enterobacter ludwigii in a Hemodialysis Patient: First Report in the Literature

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Köz S., Oğuz E., Timüçin M., Büyüktuna S. A., Bakıcı M. Z., Candan F., ...Daha Fazla

TURKISH NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS AND TRANSPLANTATION JOURNAL, cilt.27, ss.316-319, 2018 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 27
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5262/tndt.2018.2866
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS AND TRANSPLANTATION JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.316-319
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Enterobacter ludwigii, Hemodialysis, Catheter, Bacteremia
  • Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The Enterobacter cloacae complex, a member of the genus Enterobacter, consists of a group of bacteria that are responsible for serious infections in human beings. A recently identified member of the group, Enterobacter ludwigii sp, is an emerging source of clinically important infections, but, up until now, there has been no report of catheter related bacteremia due to Enterobacter ludwigii sp. in hemodialysis patients. We report a hemodialysis patient with catheter related bacteremia due to Enterobacter ludwigii sp. whose infection improved only partially by antibiotics that were expected to be fully effective, based on antibiotic susceptibility testing; the infection could be cured only after removal of the catheter.