The first case of Odoribacter splanchnicus bacteremia isolated from a patient in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Odoribacter splanchnicus is an extremely rare pathogen of human infection. This case reports bacteremia infection of O. splanchnicus, which is highly likely to result in misdiagnosis if inappropriate diagnostic method are used.

Case presentation

A 29-year-old Chinese male patient with no underlying disease was hospitalized twice for injuries caused by a car accident. During the second hospitalization, abdominal surgery was performed and high fever developed after the surgery. A strain of O. splanchnicus was isolated from the blood and confirmed by MALDI-TOF-MS and 16S rRNA gene analysis. Finally, the patient recovered successfully by using antibiotics, fluid replacement and albumin input.

Conclusions

This is the first case of O. spla

SUBMITTER: Xiao H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10770558 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature