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Non catheter-related bacteremia caused by Pseudomonas oryzihabitans in a patient undergoing hemodialysis

Elias Hellou1, Suheil Artul, Sohaib Omari

  • 1Internal Medicine Department, EMMS Nazareth Hospital, Nazareth, Israel.

Hemodialysis International. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis
|March 12, 2014
PubMed

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Pseudomonas oryzihabitans bacteremia is reported for the first time in a chronic hemodialysis patient. This case highlights a new risk for hemodialysis patients, even without central venous catheter access.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Microbiology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Nephrology

Background:

  • Pseudomonas oryzihabitans is a known human and zoonotic pathogen.
  • Previous reports documented P. oryzihabitans bacteremia in peritoneal dialysis patients.
  • Bacteremia caused by P. oryzihabitans has not been previously reported in hemodialysis patients.

Observation:

  • This study presents the first documented case of P. oryzihabitans bacteremia in a patient undergoing chronic hemodialysis.
  • The patient did not have a central venous catheter, a common entry point for infections.

Findings:

  • The successful identification and management of P. oryzihabitans bacteremia in a hemodialysis patient.
  • Demonstration of a potential, previously unrecognized infectious risk in hemodialysis populations.

Implications:

  • This finding expands the known spectrum of P. oryzihabitans infections.
  • Highlights the need for vigilance regarding P. oryzihabitans in hemodialysis patients, irrespective of angioaccess type.
  • Suggests potential for alternative infection routes in immunocompromised patients.
Keywords:
BacteremiaPseudomonas oryzihabitanshemodialysisnoncatheter

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