Catheter Related Escherichia hermannii Sepsis in a Haemodialysis Patient
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Escherichia hermannii is an extremely rare etiological agent of invasive infection, and thus, the bacterium was initially considered non-pathogenic. However, in five previously reported case reports E. hermannii has been implicated as the sole pathogen. Our case report describes blood stream infection with E. hermannii in a haemodialysis patient with persisting symptoms, high fever and inflammatory markers despite appropriate antibiotic treatment until replacement of the dialysis catheter. We suspect biofilm formation to be a crucial pathogenic feature for E. hermannii in the maintenance of an infection, which stresses the necessity of antibiotic treatment along with catheter replacement in bloodstream- and catheter-related infection with E. hermannii.
Original language | English |
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Journal | The Open Microbiology Journal |
Volume | 10 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-3 |
Number of pages | 3 |
ISSN | 1874-2858 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
ID: 177290890