Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA; Correspondance to: Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198, USA.
Casey Schwee
Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
Ronald E. Matovu
Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Nebraska Medicine, Omaha, NE 68105, USA
Jessica D. Wiley
PraesensBio, LLC, Omaha, NE 68124, USA
Michael R. Wiley
Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA; PraesensBio, LLC, Omaha, NE 68124, USA; Nebraska Public Health Laboratory, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
Bennett J. Berning
Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
Peter C. Iwen
Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA; Nebraska Public Health Laboratory, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
Paul D. Fey
Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
Eubacterium species are a group of obligated anaerobic gram-positive bacilli that are recognized as commensals of the gastrointestinal tract flora. Cases of bacteremia mediated by Eubacterium are rare. This report describes a case of bacteremia caused by Eubacterium callanderi in an 82-year-old female with a history of a cecal perforation secondary to an obstructing sigmoid stricture. The results showed the utility of using whole genome sequencing to identify the causative agent and underlined the significance to identify anaerobic organisms in diagnostic microbiology practice and to perform antimicrobial susceptibility testing to guide therapy and enhance patient outcomes.
