Bacteremia caused by Arcobacter cryaerophilus 1B.
Arcobacter cryaerophilus group 1B, a gram-negative, curved or helical bacillus primarily known as a bovine and porcine pathogen, was isolated from the blood of a uremic patient with hematogenous pneumonia. The patient was treated successfully with ceftizoxime and tobramycin.
Hsueh
P R
PR
Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, and School of Medical Technology, Taipei.
Teng
L J
LJ
Yang
P C
PC
Wang
S K
SK
Chang
S C
SC
Ho
S W
SW
Hsieh
W C
WC
Luh
K T
KT
D000368:Aged; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D015296:Ceftizoxime / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D014031:Tobramycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014511:Uremia / Q000150:complications
D015296:Ceftizoxime; D014031:Tobramycin