Rare but Fatal Case of Cavitary Pneumonia Caused by Alcaligenes Faecalis.

alcaligenes faecalis fatal pan-drug resistance pathogen

Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
30 Jun 2020
Historique:
entrez: 8 8 2020
pubmed: 8 8 2020
medline: 8 8 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Alcaligenes faecalis is a gram-negative bacterium that is commonly found in the environment. This pathogen is usually transmitted in the form of droplets through ventilation equipment and nebulizers, but transmission through direct contact has also been documented in few case reports. This pathogen can cause rare but fatal infections including appendicitis, abscesses, meningitis, bloodstream infection, endocarditis, and post-operative endophthalmitis. Pan drug resistance to all commercially available antibiotics has been emerging globally. We present the case of a 66-year-old male who had respiratory failure along with multiple comorbidities. A large cavitary lesion caused by pan drug-resistant Alcaligenes faecalis was found on chest imaging. Despite the treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotics, the clinical outcome was very poor.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32760634
doi: 10.7759/cureus.8934
pmc: PMC7392363
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

e8934

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2020, Al-Zakhari et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Auteurs

Rana Al-Zakhari (R)

Internal Medicine, Richmond University Medical Center, Staten Island, USA.

Maham Suhail (M)

Internal Medicine, Richmond University Medical Center, Staten Island, USA.

Basma Ataallah (B)

Internal Medicine, Zucker School of Medicine at Mather, Port Jefferson, USA.
Internal Medicine, Northwell Health Mather Hospital, Port Jefferson, USA.

Safa Aljammali (S)

Internal Medicine, Richmond University Medical Center, Staten Island, USA.

Angela Grigos (A)

Internal Medicine, Richmond University Medical Center, Staten Island, USA.

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