Delftia acidovorans: A rare pathogen in immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients

Bilgin H., Sarmis A., TİGEN E., Soyletir G., Mulazimoglu L.

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES & MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY, cilt.26, sa.5, ss.277-279, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1155/2015/973284
  • Dergi Adı: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES & MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.277-279
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Delftia acidovorans, Febrile neutropenia, Immunocompromised, Pneumonia, COMAMONAS-ACIDOVORANS, BACTEREMIA, INFECTION
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Delftia acidovorans is an aerobic, nonfermenting Gram-negative bacillus. It is usually a nonpathogenic environmental organism and is rarely clinically significant. Although D acidovorans infection most commonly occurs in hospitalized or immunocompromised patients, there are also several reports documenting the infection in immunocompetent patients. The present article describes a B cell lymphoblastic leukemia patient with D acidovorans pneumonia who was successfully treated with antibiotic therapy. The present report indicates that unusual pathogens may be clinically significant in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients. D acidovorans is often resistant to aminoglycosides; therefore, rapid detection of this microorganism is important.