DISEASE: Ochrobactrum anthropi infection

Entry

H01144                      Disease

Name

Ochrobactrum anthropi infection

Description

Ochrobactrum anthropi is an ubiquitous oxidase-producing gram-negative bacillus. The pathogen is recognized increasingly as a causative agent of central catheter-related infections, causing bloodstream infection in patients on hemodialysis.

Category

Infectious disease

Brite

Infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Bacterial infections
Infections caused by alpha proteobacteria
H01144 Ochrobactrum anthropi infection

Pathogen

Ochrobactrum anthropi [GN:oan oah]

Comment

The pathogen usually displays resistance to commonly used broad-spectrum antimicrobial agents, including penicillins and cephalosporins.

Reference

PMID:12324938

Authors

Daxboeck F, Zitta S, Assadian O, Krause R, Wenisch C, Kovarik J

Title

Ochrobactrum anthropi bloodstream infection complicating hemodialysis.

Journal

Am J Kidney Dis 40:E17 (2002)
DOI:10.1053/ajkd.2002.35759

Reference

PMID:22099546

Authors

Shrishrimal K

Title

Recurrent Ochrobactrum anthropi and Shewanella putrefaciens bloodstream infection complicating hemodialysis.

Journal

Hemodial Int 16:113-5 (2012)
DOI:10.1111/j.1542-4758.2011.00586.x

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