title: Multidrug-Resistant Bacteroides fragilis Bacteremia in a US Resident: An Emerging Challenge.
abstract: We describe a case of Bacteroides fragilis bacteremia associated with paraspinal and psoas abscesses in the United States. Resistance to b-lactam/b-lactamase inhibitors, carbapenems, and metronidazole was encountered despite having a recent travel history to India as the only possible risk factor for multidrug resistance. Microbiological cure was achieved with linezolid, moxifloxacin, and cefoxitin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Cristian
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-3298-7546
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Merchan
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Sunita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Parajuli
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Justin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Siegfried
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Marco R
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-5242-3847
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Scipione
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Yanina
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dubrovskaya
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rahimian