The first case report of emphysematous pyelonephritis and bacteremia due to Oligella urethralis.

Authors :: Yamaguchi H
Yamaguchi Y
Hadano Y
Hayashi K
Nagahara C
Muratani T
Ohkusu K
Source :: International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM [Int J Med Microbiol] 2017 Apr; Vol. 307 (3), pp. 151-153. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Feb 20.
Publication Year :: 2017
Abstract: Oligella urethralis (O. urethralis) is an organism that rarely causes infections in humans. We report the case of a 90-year-old bedridden woman with progressive dementia who was placed in a long-term-care facility. She was admitted to our hospital due to fever and unconsciousness with pyuria. The abdominal computed tomography showed left pneumatosis and urinary stone. Fluoroquinolones-resistant O. urethralis, which was identified by the Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) and the 16S rRNA gene sequencing, was isolated form the blood and urine cultures at admission. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of emphysematous pyelonephritis caused by O. urethralis.<br /> (Copyright © 2017 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.)

Subjects :: Aged, 80 and over
Alcaligenaceae classification
Alcaligenaceae drug effects
Alcaligenaceae genetics
Anti-Bacterial Agents pharmacology
Bacteremia microbiology
Blood microbiology
DNA, Bacterial chemistry
DNA, Bacterial genetics
DNA, Ribosomal chemistry
DNA, Ribosomal genetics
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Female
Fluoroquinolones pharmacology
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections microbiology
Humans
Long-Term Care
Pyelonephritis microbiology
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S genetics
Radiography, Abdominal
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Urine microbiology
Alcaligenaceae isolation & purification
Bacteremia complications
Bacteremia diagnosis
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections diagnosis
Pyelonephritis complications
Pyelonephritis diagnosis

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