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Bacteraemia and sinusitis due to Flavimonas oryzihabitans infection

Flavio Lejbkowicz1, Larissa Belavsky, Raya Kudinsky

  • 1Department of Clinical Microbiology, Western Galilee Hospital, Nahariya, Israel. flaviolejb@hotmail.com

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
|September 5, 2003
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Flavimonas oryzihabitans, an opportunistic pathogen, caused sinusitis linked to prosthetic material and two cases of nosocomial bacteremia. All patients recovered after appropriate antibiotic treatment.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Microbiology
  • Infectious Diseases

Background:

  • Flavimonas oryzihabitans is an emerging opportunistic pathogen.
  • Previously documented infections were primarily nosocomially acquired, including bacteremia and catheter-related infections.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To report three new cases of Flavimonas oryzihabitans infection.
  • To highlight the first reported instance of sinusitis caused by this bacterium associated with prosthetic material.

Main Methods:

  • Case series presentation of three patients with Flavimonas oryzihabitans infections.
  • Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed on bacterial isolates.

Main Results:

  • One case of sinusitis associated with prosthetic material and two cases of nosocomial bacteremia were identified.
  • Bacteremic isolates showed susceptibility to multiple antibiotics including ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin, but resistance to cefazolin.
  • The sinusitis isolate was susceptible to gentamicin, amikacin, tetracycline, ciprofloxacin, and levofloxacin.

Conclusions:

  • Flavimonas oryzihabitans can cause diverse infections, including sinusitis related to medical devices.
  • Prompt diagnosis and appropriate antibiotic therapy lead to favorable patient outcomes.

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