<it>Enterobacter nimipressuralis </it>as a cause of pseudobacteremia
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The clinical significance of the <it>Enterobacter nimipressuralis </it>as human pathogens remains unclear.</p> <p>Case presentations</p> <p>The microbiologic culture monitoring system of sterile bo...
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| author | Jang Mi-Sun Neupane Ganesh Jang Sook Kim Dong-Min Kwon Se-Hoon Kim Seok Kim Won |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The clinical significance of the <it>Enterobacter nimipressuralis </it>as human pathogens remains unclear.</p> <p>Case presentations</p> <p>The microbiologic culture monitoring system of sterile body fluids revealed on an episode of <it>Enterobacter cloacae </it>and <it>Enterobacter amnigenus </it>in blood culture results on the same day; the antibiotic sensitivity and MIC were nearly the same for both species. First patient was a healthy woman with postmenopausal syndrome, while second patient with herpes zoster. Both patients had febrile sensations without signs of bacteremia. <it>E. amnigenus </it>was also cultured from the unused package of salined cotton in the container through epidemiologic investigation. The cultured <it>Enterobacter </it>species were all identified as <it>E. nimipressuralis </it>through <it>hsp60 </it>gene sequencing and infrequent-restriction-site PCR (IRS-PCR).</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>When an unusual microorganisms such as <it>E. nimipressuralis </it>is isolated from blood of a patient with no clinical signs of sepsis, a pseudobacteremia should be suspected. When the antibiogram and MIC test results of bacterial cultures from two or more patients are nearly the same, although the species involved may appear different, it may be necessary to prove that they are the same species through molecular methods. The microbiologic cultures monitoring system will probably help to detect pseudobacteremia and other pseudo infections through reliable and fast identification.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-64f6b5961fbd4a94bfd9436e05923af22022-12-21T22:02:39ZengBMCBMC Infectious Diseases1471-23342010-10-0110131510.1186/1471-2334-10-315<it>Enterobacter nimipressuralis </it>as a cause of pseudobacteremiaJang Mi-SunNeupane GaneshJang SookKim Dong-MinKwon Se-HoonKim SeokKim Won<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The clinical significance of the <it>Enterobacter nimipressuralis </it>as human pathogens remains unclear.</p> <p>Case presentations</p> <p>The microbiologic culture monitoring system of sterile body fluids revealed on an episode of <it>Enterobacter cloacae </it>and <it>Enterobacter amnigenus </it>in blood culture results on the same day; the antibiotic sensitivity and MIC were nearly the same for both species. First patient was a healthy woman with postmenopausal syndrome, while second patient with herpes zoster. Both patients had febrile sensations without signs of bacteremia. <it>E. amnigenus </it>was also cultured from the unused package of salined cotton in the container through epidemiologic investigation. The cultured <it>Enterobacter </it>species were all identified as <it>E. nimipressuralis </it>through <it>hsp60 </it>gene sequencing and infrequent-restriction-site PCR (IRS-PCR).</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>When an unusual microorganisms such as <it>E. nimipressuralis </it>is isolated from blood of a patient with no clinical signs of sepsis, a pseudobacteremia should be suspected. When the antibiogram and MIC test results of bacterial cultures from two or more patients are nearly the same, although the species involved may appear different, it may be necessary to prove that they are the same species through molecular methods. The microbiologic cultures monitoring system will probably help to detect pseudobacteremia and other pseudo infections through reliable and fast identification.</p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/10/315 |
| spellingShingle | Jang Mi-Sun Neupane Ganesh Jang Sook Kim Dong-Min Kwon Se-Hoon Kim Seok Kim Won <it>Enterobacter nimipressuralis </it>as a cause of pseudobacteremia BMC Infectious Diseases |
| title | <it>Enterobacter nimipressuralis </it>as a cause of pseudobacteremia |
| title_full | <it>Enterobacter nimipressuralis </it>as a cause of pseudobacteremia |
| title_fullStr | <it>Enterobacter nimipressuralis </it>as a cause of pseudobacteremia |
| title_full_unstemmed | <it>Enterobacter nimipressuralis </it>as a cause of pseudobacteremia |
| title_short | <it>Enterobacter nimipressuralis </it>as a cause of pseudobacteremia |
| title_sort | it enterobacter nimipressuralis it as a cause of pseudobacteremia |
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