Ewingella americana: A rare, multidrug resistant and opportunistic pathogen causing catheter-associated urinary tract infection

Abstract

Ewingella americana is a Gram-negative rod belonging to the order Enterobacterales and comprises only species of the genus Ewingella. The pathogenic potential of E. americana in humans was not clearly understood previously. E. americana has rarely been reported globally and is considered opportunistic pathogen among immunocompromised individuals. We reported a case of catheter-associated urinary tract infection due to E. americana from a tertiary care medical teaching institute from Uttar Pradesh, India. E. Americana was identified by VITEK-2 compact automated system which was reconfirmed by conventional biochemical tests. This multidrug-resistant pathogen was found susceptible only against tigecycline, and intermediate susceptibility was observed against amikacin.

Keywords

• catheter-associated urinary tract infection
• ewingella americana
• opportunistic pathogen
• rare multidrug-resistant pathogen