Bypass graft infection and bacteremia caused by Anaerostipes caccae: First report of human infection caused by a recently described gut anaerobe.
We report a case of bypass graft infection and bacteremia caused by Anaerostipes caccae. A review of the literature shows no reported human infection caused by this microorganism to date. The patient was initially treated with vancomycin and piperacillin-tazobactam on admission and with amoxicillin-clavulanate upon discharge. The slow-growing organism was subsequently found to be susceptible to metronidazole and ertapenem.
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 1830 East Monument Street, Room 448, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. Electronic address: mworkne1@jhmi.edu.
Meklit
M
Workneh
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Frances
F
Wang
Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Mark
M
Romagnoli
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Department of Pathology, Division of Medical Microbiology, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Patricia J
PJ
Simner
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Department of Pathology, Division of Medical Microbiology, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Karen
K
Carroll
D000328:Adult; D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000071997:Blood Culture; D000068016:Eubacteriales / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000077727:Ertapenem; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010397:Penicillanic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010878:Piperacillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077725:Piperacillin, Tazobactam Drug Combination; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D047090:beta-Lactams / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D047090:beta-Lactams; D008795:Metronidazole; D000077725:Piperacillin, Tazobactam Drug Combination; D014640:Vancomycin; D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination; D010397:Penicillanic Acid; D000077727:Ertapenem; D010878:Piperacillin
16S rRNA; Anaerostipes caccae; Bacteremia; Bypass graft infection