Ochrobactrum anthropi bacteremia in a preterm infant with meconium peritonitis.
Ochrobactrum anthropi is a non-fermenting gram-negative rod that was identified as a pathogenic microorganism during the past decade. O. anthropi is extensively distributed in the environment, and has been found in hospital and environmental water sources. O. anthropi infection is rare in childhood. We report a case of O. anthropi bacteremia in a preterm infant with a peritoneal lavage catheter and meconium peritonitis.
Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Edirne, Turkey. ridvan_duran@yahoo.com
Ridvan
R
Duran
Ulfet
U
Vatansever
Betül
B
Acunaş
Umit N
UN
Başaran
D000328:Adult; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000382:microbiology; D008470:Meconium / Q000382:microbiology*; D020621:Ochrobactrum anthropi / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010533:Peritoneal Lavage; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D011247:Pregnancy