Two cases of bacteremia due to an unusual pathogen, Comamonas testosteroni in Iran and a review literature

J Infect Dev Ctries. 2012 Jun 15;6(6):521-5. doi: 10.3855/jidc.2215.

Abstract

Here we describe two cases of bacteremia caused by Comamonas testosteroni in two malignant patients, a 10-year-old boy with brain medulloblastoma and a 19-year-old girl with osteosarcoma admitted in the same hospital at short intervals. This is the first report in Iran on this low inherent virulence organism as a human pathogen.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
  • Bacteremia / diagnosis*
  • Bacteremia / drug therapy
  • Bacteremia / microbiology*
  • Child
  • Comamonas testosteroni / isolation & purification*
  • Female
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Iran
  • Male
  • Neoplasms / complications
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents