Sepsis due to Sphingomonas Paucimobilis in a Polytrauma Patient. Issue 1 (June 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Devi, Arya S.; T., Ramani Bai J.; Jitendranath, Ashish; Viswamohanan, Ivy; Krishna, Ganga Raju
• Is Part Of: Indian journal of clinical medicine. Volume 11:Issue 1/2(2021)
• Page Start: 25
• Page End: 26
• Publication Date: 2021-06
• Subjects: Sepsis -- Sphingomonas -- Multiple trauma; Clinical medicine -- India -- Periodicals; Medical Sciences; Clinical medicine; India; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 616.00954
• DOI: 10.1177/26339447221077501
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1179-9161

Abstract

Sphingomonas paucimobilis is a yellow-pigmented, aerobic, glucose nonfermenting, Gram-negative bacillus, causing a rare human infection normally associated with immunocompromised host. A 47-year-old male, known diabetic and hypertensive on treatment, with a history of trauma, underwent surgical intervention and developed fever postoperatively. A positive growth was detected on BACT/ALERT 3D. Blood culture smear shows Gram-negative bacilli which was identified as S. paucimobilis .