Phylogeny of Catabacter hongkongensis Strains Responsible for Bacteremia Is Not Associated with Clinical Outcomes or Therapeutic Efficacy.

ABSTRACT: Catabacter hongkongensis is a Gram-positive rod, isolated in 2007 in blood culture. Fewer than 15 infections have been reported. Herein, we present a lethal case of bacteremia due to C. hongkongensis identified through phylogenetic analyses. A woman was found unconscious in a context of chronic diarrhea. An abdominal abscess with a hydroaeric level was discovered, associated with sigmoid adenocarcinoma and peritoneal carcinomatosis. Despite hospitalization in an ICU and the adaptation of antibiotic therapy, the patient died. Blood cultures were positive in the final stage of the disease (>60 h). Identification of C. hongkongensis was performed using 16S rDNA sequencing. Phylogenetic analyses did not enable classification of these strains according to clinical outcome or the antibiotic sens

SUBMITTER: Cabrol M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8103246 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature