Ochromobactrum intermedium: an emerging opportunistic pathogen—case of recurrent bacteraemia associated with infective endocarditis in a haemodialysis patient
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Ochromobactrum intermedium: an emerging opportunistic pathogen—case of recurrent bacteraemia associated with infective endocarditis in a haemodialysis patient
We describe the first clinical case report of infective endocarditis related to Ochrobactrum intermedium infection. The case involved a 23-year-old man receiving dialysis via an internal jugular long-term haemodialysis catheter. He improved with a prolonged course of meropenem and minocycline. Ochrobactrum spp. are recognized as rare emerging opportunistic pathogens.
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عنوان ژورنال: New Microbes and New Infections
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2052-2975
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2016.09.016