Beathard William A, Pickering Aaron, Jacobs Micah
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) St. Margaret, 815 Freeport Rd, Pittsburgh, PA, 15215, United States.
IDCases. 2021 Mar 10;24:e01061. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01061. eCollection 2021.
Formerly classified under the genus species are common gram-negative, environmental bacterium ubiquitous in soil and water. While infrequent, infections of human hosts can result in devastating consequences due the bacteria's intrinsic multidrug resistance, particularly in those who are immunocompromised. The pathogenicity and mechanisms for resistance remain poorly understood at this time. The case presented in this report details bacteremia secondary to a soft tissue infection of the lower extremities and adds to the 60 documented infections to date, of which 15 were also characterized by a similar infection.
以前归类于该属的物种是常见的革兰氏阴性环境细菌,在土壤和水中普遍存在。虽然感染人类宿主的情况不常见,但由于该细菌固有的多重耐药性,感染可能会导致毁灭性后果,尤其是在免疫功能低下的人群中。目前,其致病性和耐药机制仍知之甚少。本报告中呈现的病例详细介绍了一例继发于下肢软组织感染的菌血症,这使该病例成为迄今为止记录在案的60例感染病例之一,其中15例也具有类似感染特征。