Sphingobacterium multivorum cellulitis: case report and mini-review
Background: Sphingobacterium multivorum is a gram-negative, non-fermentative, oxidase-positive, catalase-positive bacillus. S multivorum has been identified in urinary tract infections, respiratory tract infections, spontaneous peritonitis, septic arthritis, meningitis, bacteraemia and septic shock....
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| author | Matteo Coen Aurélie Foulex Ilias Bagetakos Abdessalam Cherkaoui Jacques Serratrice Jacques Schrenzel Anne Iten |
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| description | Background: Sphingobacterium multivorum is a gram-negative, non-fermentative, oxidase-positive, catalase-positive bacillus. S multivorum has been identified in urinary tract infections, respiratory tract infections, spontaneous peritonitis, septic arthritis, meningitis, bacteraemia and septic shock. Ours is the second case of skin and soft tissue infection sustained by S. multivorum (a case of necrotizing fasciitis with septic shock has been previously reported). In this paper, we furnish a review of the literature on all the cases of S multivorum described in the medical literature (with the different antimicrobial susceptibility profiles for each case). Case presentation: We describe the case of a dermo-hypodermitis of the right arm, forearm, and postero-lateral abdominal wall sustained by S multivorum. The infection occurred in an 84-year-old woman with a medical history of type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and refractory psoriatic arthritis treated with tocilizumab. Discussion: S multivorum is a ubiquitous gram-negative bacillus, characterized by a variable antibiotic susceptibility profile that is difficult to anticipate. Conclusion: S multivorum is an opportunistic pathogen capable of causing rare but potentially severe infections in patients of all age groups, with a higher prevalence in immunocompromised individuals, as observed in our case.''. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9a8f544038594a448f25ff1dc5ca5cff2024-12-13T10:57:21ZengElsevierNew Microbes and New Infections2052-29752024-12-0162101502Sphingobacterium multivorum cellulitis: case report and mini-reviewMatteo Coen0Aurélie Foulex1Ilias Bagetakos2Abdessalam Cherkaoui3Jacques Serratrice4Jacques Schrenzel5Anne Iten6Service of Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland; University of Geneva, Faculty of Medicine, Unit of Development and Research in Medical Education (UDREM), Geneva, Switzerland; Corresponding author. Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Geneva University Hospital, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil, 4, 1205, University of Geneva, Faculty of Medicine, Unit of Development and Research in Medical Education (UDREM), Rue Michel Servet 1, Geneva, Switzerland.Division of Primary Care Medicine, Department of Primary Care Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, SwitzerlandService of Radiology, Clinique Générale-Beaulieu, Geneva, Switzerland; Service of Radiology, Department of Radiology, Geneva University Hospitals Geneva, Geneva, SwitzerlandBacteriology Laboratory, Service of Laboratory Medicine, Department of Diagnostics, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, SwitzerlandService of Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, SwitzerlandBacteriology Laboratory, Service of Laboratory Medicine, Department of Diagnostics, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland; Service of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, SwitzerlandService of Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland; Infection Control Program, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, SwitzerlandBackground: Sphingobacterium multivorum is a gram-negative, non-fermentative, oxidase-positive, catalase-positive bacillus. S multivorum has been identified in urinary tract infections, respiratory tract infections, spontaneous peritonitis, septic arthritis, meningitis, bacteraemia and septic shock. Ours is the second case of skin and soft tissue infection sustained by S. multivorum (a case of necrotizing fasciitis with septic shock has been previously reported). In this paper, we furnish a review of the literature on all the cases of S multivorum described in the medical literature (with the different antimicrobial susceptibility profiles for each case). Case presentation: We describe the case of a dermo-hypodermitis of the right arm, forearm, and postero-lateral abdominal wall sustained by S multivorum. The infection occurred in an 84-year-old woman with a medical history of type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and refractory psoriatic arthritis treated with tocilizumab. Discussion: S multivorum is a ubiquitous gram-negative bacillus, characterized by a variable antibiotic susceptibility profile that is difficult to anticipate. Conclusion: S multivorum is an opportunistic pathogen capable of causing rare but potentially severe infections in patients of all age groups, with a higher prevalence in immunocompromised individuals, as observed in our case.''.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297524002865Non-fermenting gram-negative bacteriaGardeningSoilImmunocompromised patientsAntimicrobial resistance |
| spellingShingle | Matteo Coen Aurélie Foulex Ilias Bagetakos Abdessalam Cherkaoui Jacques Serratrice Jacques Schrenzel Anne Iten Sphingobacterium multivorum cellulitis: case report and mini-review New Microbes and New Infections Non-fermenting gram-negative bacteria Gardening Soil Immunocompromised patients Antimicrobial resistance |
| title | Sphingobacterium multivorum cellulitis: case report and mini-review |
| title_full | Sphingobacterium multivorum cellulitis: case report and mini-review |
| title_fullStr | Sphingobacterium multivorum cellulitis: case report and mini-review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sphingobacterium multivorum cellulitis: case report and mini-review |
| title_short | Sphingobacterium multivorum cellulitis: case report and mini-review |
| title_sort | sphingobacterium multivorum cellulitis case report and mini review |
| topic | Non-fermenting gram-negative bacteria Gardening Soil Immunocompromised patients Antimicrobial resistance |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297524002865 |
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