<i>Mobiluncus</i> <i>curtisii</i> Bacteremia: Case Study and Literature Review
Background: There are few reports of bacteremia caused by <i>Mobiluncus</i> <i>curtisii</i> in the literature. We present a review of the literature in addition to a case study. Method: We describe the case of an 82-year-old patient who underwent gastrointestinal surgery and...
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| description | Background: There are few reports of bacteremia caused by <i>Mobiluncus</i> <i>curtisii</i> in the literature. We present a review of the literature in addition to a case study. Method: We describe the case of an 82-year-old patient who underwent gastrointestinal surgery and subsequently presented with dehydration, nausea, and hyperkalemia secondary to diarrhea. Further clinical work included blood cultures, and the patient was started empirically on piperacillin/tazobactam. Results: After five days, the blood culture bottle showed growth of a gram-variable, curved rod-shaped organism. After culture under anaerobic conditions on sheep blood agar, the organism was identified as <i>Mobiluncus</i> <i>curtisii</i> by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry and enzymatic technology. A review of the literature reveals five additional cases of <i>Mobiluncus</i> <i>curtisii</i> bacteremia. Conclusions: This is the sixth case in the literature describing <i>Mobiluncus</i> species bacteremia. This organism is rarely identified in blood culture and is most often thought of in the context of bacterial vaginosis. However, the reported cases of bacteremia show gastrointestinal symptoms and presumed gastrointestinal source of infection. The pathogenesis of infection of this organism requires further investigation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-53a657a1d954452cbec5b56f94276ebe2023-11-23T20:14:03ZengMDPI AGInfectious Disease Reports2036-74492022-01-01141828710.3390/idr14010009<i>Mobiluncus</i> <i>curtisii</i> Bacteremia: Case Study and Literature ReviewCade Arries0Patricia Ferrieri1Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USADepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USABackground: There are few reports of bacteremia caused by <i>Mobiluncus</i> <i>curtisii</i> in the literature. We present a review of the literature in addition to a case study. Method: We describe the case of an 82-year-old patient who underwent gastrointestinal surgery and subsequently presented with dehydration, nausea, and hyperkalemia secondary to diarrhea. Further clinical work included blood cultures, and the patient was started empirically on piperacillin/tazobactam. Results: After five days, the blood culture bottle showed growth of a gram-variable, curved rod-shaped organism. After culture under anaerobic conditions on sheep blood agar, the organism was identified as <i>Mobiluncus</i> <i>curtisii</i> by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry and enzymatic technology. A review of the literature reveals five additional cases of <i>Mobiluncus</i> <i>curtisii</i> bacteremia. Conclusions: This is the sixth case in the literature describing <i>Mobiluncus</i> species bacteremia. This organism is rarely identified in blood culture and is most often thought of in the context of bacterial vaginosis. However, the reported cases of bacteremia show gastrointestinal symptoms and presumed gastrointestinal source of infection. The pathogenesis of infection of this organism requires further investigation.https://www.mdpi.com/2036-7449/14/1/9<i>Mobiluncus curtisii</i>bacteremiamicrobiologyanaerobicblood culture |
| spellingShingle | Cade Arries Patricia Ferrieri <i>Mobiluncus</i> <i>curtisii</i> Bacteremia: Case Study and Literature Review Infectious Disease Reports <i>Mobiluncus curtisii</i> bacteremia microbiology anaerobic blood culture |
| title | <i>Mobiluncus</i> <i>curtisii</i> Bacteremia: Case Study and Literature Review |
| title_full | <i>Mobiluncus</i> <i>curtisii</i> Bacteremia: Case Study and Literature Review |
| title_fullStr | <i>Mobiluncus</i> <i>curtisii</i> Bacteremia: Case Study and Literature Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | <i>Mobiluncus</i> <i>curtisii</i> Bacteremia: Case Study and Literature Review |
| title_short | <i>Mobiluncus</i> <i>curtisii</i> Bacteremia: Case Study and Literature Review |
| title_sort | i mobiluncus i i curtisii i bacteremia case study and literature review |
| topic | <i>Mobiluncus curtisii</i> bacteremia microbiology anaerobic blood culture |
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