Bacteremia secondary to Alloscardovia omnicolens urinary tract infection

Publication date: Available online 28 January 2016
Source:Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy
Author(s): Yoshihiko Ogawa, Akira Koizumi, Kei Kasahara, Sang-Tae Lee, Yuki Yamada, Ryuichi Nakano, Hisakazu Yano, Keiichi Mikasa
A 70-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with malaise, bilateral leg edema, and oliguria. She had a history of advanced uterine cancer. Bilateral double-J catheters were inserted because growth of intra-abdominal metastases led to bilateral ureteral stricture and hydronephrosis. Two days later, she suddenly developed high fever. Thin gram-positive bacilli of moderate length were detected in the anaerobic blood culture bottles. We performed 16S ribosomal RNA analysis of the isolate and it showed 100% match with Alloscardovia omnicolens DSM 21503^T. She was successfully treated with cefmetazole in addition to percutaneous nephrostomy.



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