Dysgonomonas capnocytophagoides Bacteremia in a Patient With Stage IV Colon Adenocarcinoma.

ABSTRACT: Dysgonomonas capnocytophagoides bacteremia is a rare clinical entity described in only five case reports. Difficulties in the identification and intrinsic multidrug resistance (MDR) of the organism make diagnosis and treatment challenging. We present a case of D. capnocytophagoides bacteremia which highlights the diagnostic and treatment challenges posed by this organism. The case also contributes to the nascent understanding of the clinical profile of patients with D. capnocytophagoides infection and the antimicrobial susceptibility of the organism. A 56-year-old male with advanced colon adenocarcinoma on palliative fluorouracil, leucovorin, and irinotecan (FOLFIRI) presented with abdominal pain. He had been discharged recently following an ICU admission for neutropen

SUBMITTER: Schall SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8362339 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature