Bacteremia secondary to Alloscardovia omnicolens urinary tract infection. Issue 6 (June 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ogawa, Yoshihiko; Koizumi, Akira; Kasahara, Kei; Lee, Sang-Tae; Yamada, Yuki; Nakano, Ryuichi; Yano, Hisakazu; Mikasa, Keiichi
• Is Part Of: Journal of infection and chemotherapy. Volume 22:Issue 6(2016:Jun.)
• Page Start: 424
• Page End: 425
• Publication Date: 2016-06
• Subjects: Alloscardovia omnicolens -- Bacteremia -- 16S rRNA; Chemotherapy -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases -- Chemotherapy -- Periodicals; 615.5805
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2015.12.013
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1341-321X

Abstract

Abstract: A 70-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with malaise, bilateral leg edema, and oliguria. She had a history of advanced uterine cancer. Bilateral double-J catheters were inserted because growth of intra-abdominal metastases led to bilateral ureteral stricture and hydronephrosis. Two days later, she suddenly developed high fever. Thin gram-positive bacilli of moderate length were detected in the anaerobic blood culture bottles. We performed 16S ribosomal RNA analysis of the isolate and it showed 100% match with Alloscardovia omnicolens DSM 21503 T . She was successfully treated with cefmetazole in addition to percutaneous nephrostomy.