Bacteremia caused by Arcobacter cryaerophilus 1B

J Clin Microbiol. 1997 Feb;35(2):489-91. doi: 10.1128/jcm.35.2.489-491.1997.

Abstract

Arcobacter cryaerophilus group 1B, a gram-negative, curved or helical bacillus primarily known as a bovine and porcine pathogen, was isolated from the blood of a uremic patient with hematogenous pneumonia. The patient was treated successfully with ceftizoxime and tobramycin.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Bacteremia / drug therapy
  • Bacteremia / microbiology*
  • Ceftizoxime / therapeutic use
  • Drug Therapy, Combination / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria / isolation & purification*
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / drug therapy
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / microbiology*
  • Tobramycin / therapeutic use
  • Uremia / complications

Substances

  • Ceftizoxime
  • Tobramycin