Elkayam Natalie, Urazov Anna, Tuneev Karen, Chapnick Edward
Department of Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
IDCases. 2019 Jun 13;17:e00575. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00575. eCollection 2019.
are a bacteria usually associated as a contaminant due to their presence in normal human skin and mucosal membranes. However, they are increasingly becoming recognized as an opportunistic pathogen. can be pathogens in immunocompromised patients or those with malignancies or prosthetic devices. We present a rare case of bacteremia due to multidrug resistant in a 52-year-old male with cirrhosis. The patient had lower extremity cellulitis which likely served as a port of entry.
由于它们存在于正常人体皮肤和黏膜中,通常被视为污染物。然而,它们越来越被认为是一种机会性病原体。在免疫功能低下的患者、患有恶性肿瘤的患者或装有假体装置的患者中,它们可能成为病原体。我们报告了一例52岁肝硬化男性因多重耐药菌引起菌血症的罕见病例。该患者患有下肢蜂窝织炎,这可能是细菌的侵入途径。