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Unveiling an Unusual Organism: Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection Due to Acinetobacter lwoffii
Arundhati Diwan1, Sujata Khatal1, Rohan Kelkar1
1Internal Medicine, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Medical College, Pune, IND.
Abstract:
Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) are serious complications in patients requiring long-term intravascular catheterization, particularly in immunocompromised individuals. Acinetobacter lwoffii, a low-virulence, non-fermentative gram-negative bacillus, is an uncommon cause of CRBSI. We report the case of a 43-year-old female patient on long-term hemodialysis who developed A. lwoffii-associated CRBSI. This case highlights the diagnostic challenges, management strategies, and importance of early intervention in infections caused by A. lwoffii.
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