title: Ochrobactrum anthropi: an unusual pathogen: are we missing them?
abstract: With increasing incidence of immunocompromised patients, many unusual organisms are emerging as pathogens in these patients. Ochrobactrum anthropi is an emerging opportunistic pathogen in immunocompromised patients. Here, we report two cases of neonates who presented with septicemia due to O. anthropi. Both were preterm and low birth weight babies admitted in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of our Hospital. One baby manifested with respiratory distress and eventually died. The second baby responded well to treatment and was discharged. The clinical presentation of infections along with microbiological characteristics and clinical significance of the organism are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, B. J. Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Mudshingkar
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Choure
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Palewar
authors.forename: V B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Dohe
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Kagal
mesh_terms: D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D020621:Ochrobactrum anthropi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology