Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (Jul 2022)

Hemodialysis catheter-related infection caused by Pannonibacter phragmitetus: a rare case report in China

  • Ruizhi Tang,
  • Ruizhi Tang,
  • Jing Wang,
  • Yu Zhan,
  • Kaifu Wu,
  • Hui Wang,
  • Zhongxin Lu,
  • Zhongxin Lu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2022.926154
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12

Abstract

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Pannonibacter phragmitetus (P. phragmitetus) is rarely related with human disease. We reported a case of catheter-related infection caused by P. phragmitetus in a 68-year-old woman on hemodialysis. The patient developed recurrent fever during hemodialysis and blood cultures were positive for P. phragmitetus. The patient’s body temperature returned to normal after intravenous cefoperazone/sulbactam treatment, and the hemodialysis catheter was locked with gentamicin and urokinase. The potential anti-infective treatment against P. phragmitetus was discussed.

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