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Article: High mortality associated with Catabacter hongkongensis bacteremia

TitleHigh mortality associated with Catabacter hongkongensis bacteremia
Authors
KeywordsAcute cholecystitis
Antibiotic resistance
Appendectomy
Appendix perforation
Bacterium culture
Issue Date2012
PublisherAmerican Society for Microbiology.
Citation
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2012, v. 50 n. 7, p. 2239-2243 How to Cite?
AbstractCatabacter hongkongensis is a recently described catalase-positive, motile, anaerobic, nonsporulating, Gram-positive coccobacillus that was first isolated from blood cultures of four patients from Hong Kong and Canada. Although DNA sequences representing C. hongkongensis have been detected in environmental sources, only one additional case of human infection has been reported, in France. We describe five cases of C. hongkongensis bacteremia in Hong Kong, two presenting with sepsis, one with acute gangrenous perforated appendicitis, one with acute calculous cholecystitis, and one with infected carcinoma of colon. Three patients, with gastrointestinal malignancy, died during admission. All five isolates were catalase positive, motile, and negative for indole production and nitrate reduction and produced acid from arabinose, glucose, mannose, and xylose. They were unambiguously identified as C. hongkongensis by 16S rRNA gene analysis. Of the total of 10 reported cases of C. hongkongensis bacteremia in the literature and this study, most patients had underlying diseases, while two cases occurred in healthy young individuals with acute appendicitis. Six patients presented with infections associated with either the gastrointestinal or biliary tract, supporting the gastrointestinal tract as the source of bacteremia. C. hongkongensis bacteremia is associated with a poor prognosis, with a high mortality of 50% among reported cases, especially in patients with advanced malignancies. All reported isolates were susceptible to metronidazole. Identification of more C. hongkongensis isolates by 16S rRNA gene sequencing will help better define its epidemiology and pathogenesis.
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dc.contributor.authorFan, RYYen_US
dc.contributor.authorLo, HWen_US
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dc.contributor.authorWong, SSYen_US
dc.contributor.authorLi, IWSen_US
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dc.date.accessioned2012-08-08T08:52:28Z-
dc.date.available2012-08-08T08:52:28Z-
dc.date.issued2012en_US
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Clinical Microbiology, 2012, v. 50 n. 7, p. 2239-2243en_US
dc.identifier.issn0095-1137en_US
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dc.description.abstractCatabacter hongkongensis is a recently described catalase-positive, motile, anaerobic, nonsporulating, Gram-positive coccobacillus that was first isolated from blood cultures of four patients from Hong Kong and Canada. Although DNA sequences representing C. hongkongensis have been detected in environmental sources, only one additional case of human infection has been reported, in France. We describe five cases of C. hongkongensis bacteremia in Hong Kong, two presenting with sepsis, one with acute gangrenous perforated appendicitis, one with acute calculous cholecystitis, and one with infected carcinoma of colon. Three patients, with gastrointestinal malignancy, died during admission. All five isolates were catalase positive, motile, and negative for indole production and nitrate reduction and produced acid from arabinose, glucose, mannose, and xylose. They were unambiguously identified as C. hongkongensis by 16S rRNA gene analysis. Of the total of 10 reported cases of C. hongkongensis bacteremia in the literature and this study, most patients had underlying diseases, while two cases occurred in healthy young individuals with acute appendicitis. Six patients presented with infections associated with either the gastrointestinal or biliary tract, supporting the gastrointestinal tract as the source of bacteremia. C. hongkongensis bacteremia is associated with a poor prognosis, with a high mortality of 50% among reported cases, especially in patients with advanced malignancies. All reported isolates were susceptible to metronidazole. Identification of more C. hongkongensis isolates by 16S rRNA gene sequencing will help better define its epidemiology and pathogenesis.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Society for Microbiology.-
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Clinical Microbiologyen_US
dc.rightsJournal of Clinical Microbiology. Copyright © American Society for Microbiology.-
dc.rightsCopyright © American Society for Microbiology, [Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2012, v. 50 n. 7, p. 2239-2243]-
dc.subjectAcute cholecystitis-
dc.subjectAntibiotic resistance-
dc.subjectAppendectomy-
dc.subjectAppendix perforation-
dc.subjectBacterium culture-
dc.titleHigh mortality associated with Catabacter hongkongensis bacteremiaen_US
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