Dietzia cinnamea: An increasingly recognized human pathogen

Abstract

The authors present the case of a bloodstream infection and sepsis due to Dietzia cinnamea in a severely malnourished patient with small bowel obstruction and pelvic abscess. The organism was identified with matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry. The authors discuss the characteristics, diagnosis, treatment, and emerging scope of clinical infection caused by Dietzia species.

Keywords

• Dietzia
• Emerging pathogens
• Infectious diseases
• Immunocompromised host