Two Case Reports of <i>Ochrobactrum anthropi</i> Bacteremia: An Overlooked Pathogen
Ochrobactrum anthropi, due to its robust survival abilities, has been known to cause nosocomial and opportunistic infections, posing both diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Low virulence, indolent clinical presentation, and lack of awareness on their clinical significance attribute to...
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Ochrobactrum anthropi, due to its robust survival abilities, has been known to cause nosocomial and opportunistic infections, posing both diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Low virulence, indolent clinical presentation, and lack of awareness on their clinical significance attribute to the underreporting of the same. We report two cases of bacteremia in oncology patients presented to us in a short span of 6 months, which indicates that such infections might be quite common in immunocompromised hosts. Both our strains were susceptible to carbapenems, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, and minocycline, and recovered with monotherapy. More vigilant and accurate diagnostic techniques need to be followed not to miss such pathogens. Early identification and administration of appropriate antibiotics have been associated with a good outcome. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ecbd0c256aeb441583a8bed37500ef042024-02-01T15:07:33ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Journal of Laboratory Physicians0974-27270974-78262023-03-01150116616810.1055/s-0042-1757235Two Case Reports of <i>Ochrobactrum anthropi</i> Bacteremia: An Overlooked PathogenAravinda Anjana0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6977-9903Ranjeeta Adhikary1Malavalli Venkatesh Bhavana2Hosdurg Bhaskar Beena3Department of Lab Medicine, Manipal Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Lab Medicine, Manipal Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Lab Medicine, Manipal Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Lab Medicine, Manipal Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India Ochrobactrum anthropi, due to its robust survival abilities, has been known to cause nosocomial and opportunistic infections, posing both diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Low virulence, indolent clinical presentation, and lack of awareness on their clinical significance attribute to the underreporting of the same. We report two cases of bacteremia in oncology patients presented to us in a short span of 6 months, which indicates that such infections might be quite common in immunocompromised hosts. Both our strains were susceptible to carbapenems, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, and minocycline, and recovered with monotherapy. More vigilant and accurate diagnostic techniques need to be followed not to miss such pathogens. Early identification and administration of appropriate antibiotics have been associated with a good outcome.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0042-1757235Ochrobactrum anthropibacteremiaoncologyimmunocompromised |
| spellingShingle | Aravinda Anjana Ranjeeta Adhikary Malavalli Venkatesh Bhavana Hosdurg Bhaskar Beena Two Case Reports of <i>Ochrobactrum anthropi</i> Bacteremia: An Overlooked Pathogen Journal of Laboratory Physicians Ochrobactrum anthropi bacteremia oncology immunocompromised |
| title | Two Case Reports of <i>Ochrobactrum anthropi</i> Bacteremia: An Overlooked Pathogen |
| title_full | Two Case Reports of <i>Ochrobactrum anthropi</i> Bacteremia: An Overlooked Pathogen |
| title_fullStr | Two Case Reports of <i>Ochrobactrum anthropi</i> Bacteremia: An Overlooked Pathogen |
| title_full_unstemmed | Two Case Reports of <i>Ochrobactrum anthropi</i> Bacteremia: An Overlooked Pathogen |
| title_short | Two Case Reports of <i>Ochrobactrum anthropi</i> Bacteremia: An Overlooked Pathogen |
| title_sort | two case reports of i ochrobactrum anthropi i bacteremia an overlooked pathogen |
| topic | Ochrobactrum anthropi bacteremia oncology immunocompromised |
| url | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0042-1757235 |
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