Ochrobactrum Anthropi; an Unusual Cause of Bacteremia and Pneumonia: A Case Report and a Brief Review of the Literature


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Background:Ochrobactrum anthropi spp. is a non-enteric, aerobic gram-negative bacillus that has been reported to cause sepsis and occasionally bacteremia in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts. This bacterium is capable of surviving in various habitats, but due to its affinity for aqueous environments, O. anthropi is hypothesized to have an affinity for indwelling plastic devices and other foreign bodies.

Case Presentation:We report a case of a 66 y/o male with a history of polysubstance abuse disorder admitted for toxic metabolic encephalopathy and found to have bronchopneumonia and bacteremia secondary to O. anthropi infection, resulting in sepsis and cardiopulmonary arrest

Discussion:Ochrobactrum spp. is an unusual pathogen of low virulence and has been noted to cause bacteremia and occasionally sepsis in both immunocompetent and immunosuppressed patients. Isolation of this pathogen in the appropriate setting should be considered a true pathogen and treated as such to avoid sequela of this infection.

Conclusion:This case report and literature review suggest that Ochrobactrum Anthropi appears more frequently as a pathogen in nosocomial infections than suggested in the literature.

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Zefr Chao

, HCA Las Palmas/Del Sol Internal Medicine Program

Author for correspondence.
Email: info@benthamscience.net

Anaam Fayyaz

, HCA Las Palmas/Del Sol Internal Medicine Program

Email: info@benthamscience.net

Suresh Antony

, HCA Las Palmas/Del Sol Internal Medicine Program

Email: info@benthamscience.net

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