The first case of Veillonella atypica bacteremia in a patient with renal pelvic tumor. (February 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ito, Yukitaka; Nakayama, Haruo; Niitsu, Yasuo; Kaneko, Naomi; Otsuka, Masanobu; Sawada, Yoshitomo; Takeuchi, Yasuharu; Sekido, Noritoshi
• Is Part Of: Anaerobe. Volume 73(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-02
• Subjects: Veillonella atypica -- Anaerobes -- Gram-negative cocci -- Bacteremia -- rpoB; Anaerobic infections -- Periodicals; Anaerobic bacteria -- Periodicals; Bacterial diseases -- Periodicals; Computer network resources; Anaerobic protozoa -- Periodicals; 579.3
• DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2021.102491
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1075-9964

Abstract

Abstract: We report the first case of bacteremia caused by Veillonella atypica in a morbid elderly female patient who developed obstructive pyelonephritis. She was treated with ceftriaxone and ureteral stenting; this is the first report of V. atypica infection in humans. Species identification was performed by multiplex PCR and sequencing of rpoB . The strain was susceptible to metronidazole and clindamycin but resistant to benzylpenicillin, ampicillin, ampicillin/sulbactam, and moxifloxacin. Highlights: This is the first report of Veillonella atypica infection causing bacteremia. V . atypica may colonize the urinary tract of patients to the risk of bacteremia. This species should also be considered among anaerobes causing bacteremia.