Bloodstream co-infection with Turicibacter sanguinis and Desulfovibrio desulfuricans in a patient with a flare of ulcerative colitis – A case report and review of the literature
Kendall Kling,
Vivek Paul,
Teresa Zembower,
Chao Qi
Affiliations
Kendall Kling
Department of Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA; Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA; Corresponding author at: 303 E. Chicago Avenue, Ward 3140, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Vivek Paul
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
Teresa Zembower
Department of Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA; Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
Chao Qi
Department of Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
Turicibacter sanguinis was isolated in 2002 from the blood of a patient with appendicitis. We report a bacteremia with T. sanguinis and Desulfovibrio desulfuricans in a patient with ulcerative colitis. T. sanguinis grew in thioglycolate media and identification was confirmed with 16S rRNA sequencing.
