Bacteremia due to Comamonas species possibly associated with exposure to tropical fish.
Comamonas species are environmental gram-negative rods that grow forming pink-pigmented colonies. Despite their common occurrence in nature, they rarely cause human infection. We present a case of Comamonas bacteremia that we think may have been related to tropical fish exposure. The patient was treated successfully with levofloxacin.
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000382:microbiology*; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000635:transmission* / Q000662:veterinary; D015984:Causality; D020585:Comamonas; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004351:Drug Resistance; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005334:Fever / Q000382:microbiology; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000635:transmission* / Q000662:veterinary; D006801:Humans; D064704:Levofloxacin; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000382:microbiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D064704:Levofloxacin; D015242:Ofloxacin