Ochrobactrum anthropi - An Unusual Cause of Line Related Sepsis. Current Knowledge of the Epidemiology and Clinical Features of This Pathogen
Guillermo Jimenez
Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center for Infectious Disease El Paso, Texas, USA.
Suresh Antony *
Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center for Infectious Disease El Paso, Texas, USA.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Onchrobactrum anthropi is a rare gram negative pathogen that is not usually associated with human infection. When it does occur, it tends to cause severe sepsis related to central venous devices. The susceptibility patterns vary and removal of the device and treatment using a suitable antimicrobial usually results in a cure. We present such a case in an immunocompetent patient and review the available.
Keywords: Onchrobactrum anthropi, bacteremia, line sepsis, diagnosis, treatment.