Actinomyces turicensis causing Urinary Tract Infection in Nephrotic Syndrome Patient- A Case Report
ABSTRACT Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) are one of the most common bacterial infections which accounts for significant cost to health care and it is one of the important cause of bacteremia. Escherichia coli remain the most common causative agent followed by Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus mirabilis...
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Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) are one of the most common bacterial infections which accounts for significant cost to health care and it is one of the important cause of bacteremia. Escherichia coli remain the most common causative agent followed by Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus mirabilis and Enterococcus species. Actinomyces turicensis (A. turicensis) belongs to the family Actinomycetaceae. It is a rare pathogen and an infrequent cause of UTI. The author highlights one such case of a 42-year-old male with history of Nephrotic Syndrome (NS) presented with complaints of fever, dysuria and loose stools for three days. He was on treatment with corticosteroids for a long time. A. turicensis was isolated from urine of this patient as a single pathogen on culture and was found to be sensitive to Ampicillin, Ciprofloxacin, Cotrimoxazole and Nitrofurantoin. The patient responded well to Metronidazole and ampicillin and was discharged. The pathogenic importance of this organism cannot be undermined and should not be ignored in such cases who are on corticosteroids or any immunosuppressive drugs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0ca2f9acd5dd448b8520f0a8bb2f95b42022-12-22T00:06:07ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2020-06-01146DD01DD0310.7860/JCDR/2020/44091.13734Actinomyces turicensis causing Urinary Tract Infection in Nephrotic Syndrome Patient- A Case ReportD Sarumathi0Pallam Gopichand1Kapil Sejpal2PS Priyamvada3Jharna Mandal4Junior Resident, Department of Microbiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Puducherry, India.Senior Resident, Department of Microbiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Puducherry, India.Senior Resident, Department of Nephrology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Puducherry, India.Associate Professor, Department of Nephrology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Puducherry, India.Additional Professor and Head, Department of Microbiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Puducherry, India.ABSTRACT Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) are one of the most common bacterial infections which accounts for significant cost to health care and it is one of the important cause of bacteremia. Escherichia coli remain the most common causative agent followed by Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus mirabilis and Enterococcus species. Actinomyces turicensis (A. turicensis) belongs to the family Actinomycetaceae. It is a rare pathogen and an infrequent cause of UTI. The author highlights one such case of a 42-year-old male with history of Nephrotic Syndrome (NS) presented with complaints of fever, dysuria and loose stools for three days. He was on treatment with corticosteroids for a long time. A. turicensis was isolated from urine of this patient as a single pathogen on culture and was found to be sensitive to Ampicillin, Ciprofloxacin, Cotrimoxazole and Nitrofurantoin. The patient responded well to Metronidazole and ampicillin and was discharged. The pathogenic importance of this organism cannot be undermined and should not be ignored in such cases who are on corticosteroids or any immunosuppressive drugs.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/13734/44091_CE[Ra1]_F(SL)_PF1(AG_SHU)_PFA(SHU)_PB(AG_SHU)_PN(SL).pdfactinomycetaceaebacteremiakidney disorder |
| spellingShingle | D Sarumathi Pallam Gopichand Kapil Sejpal PS Priyamvada Jharna Mandal Actinomyces turicensis causing Urinary Tract Infection in Nephrotic Syndrome Patient- A Case Report Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research actinomycetaceae bacteremia kidney disorder |
| title | Actinomyces turicensis causing Urinary Tract Infection in Nephrotic Syndrome Patient- A Case Report |
| title_full | Actinomyces turicensis causing Urinary Tract Infection in Nephrotic Syndrome Patient- A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Actinomyces turicensis causing Urinary Tract Infection in Nephrotic Syndrome Patient- A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Actinomyces turicensis causing Urinary Tract Infection in Nephrotic Syndrome Patient- A Case Report |
| title_short | Actinomyces turicensis causing Urinary Tract Infection in Nephrotic Syndrome Patient- A Case Report |
| title_sort | actinomyces turicensis causing urinary tract infection in nephrotic syndrome patient a case report |
| topic | actinomycetaceae bacteremia kidney disorder |
| url | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/13734/44091_CE[Ra1]_F(SL)_PF1(AG_SHU)_PFA(SHU)_PB(AG_SHU)_PN(SL).pdf |
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