A case of septic shock secondary to Corynebacterium aquaticum bacteremia occurring in an HIV-infected patient attending a promiscuous thermal SPA.
Corynebacterium aquaticum, an environmental organism associated with fresh water, has very seldom proved to be a cause of infection, although it has increasingly been isolated from clinical specimens. This report describes an unusual case of bacteremia occurring in an HIV-infected patient, complicated by septic shock and secondary to an epididimo-orchitis. Combination therapy of levofloxacin and metronidazole was used successfully.
Intensive Care Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Luigi Sacco, University of Milan, Milan, Italy. corona.alberto@libero.it
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Corona
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Castelli
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Ballone
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Rech
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Colombo
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Ferraris
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Della Porta
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Raimondi
D000328:Adult; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000209:etiology*; D001452:Balneology; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000209:etiology*