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Wessendorf, Lukas ORCID: 0000-0001-7091-8448, Brezina, Tobias ORCID: 0009-0008-7233-2860, Dusse, Fabian ORCID: 0000-0001-7762-6966, Wiegel, Pia and Boschert, Alessa L. ORCID: 0000-0002-0004-8966 (2024). Butyricimonas faecihominis: an atypically resistant bacterium implicated in abscess formation - a case report. BMC Infectious Diseases, 24 (1). pp. 1-5. Springer Nature. ISSN 1471-2334

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Abstract

[Artikel-Nr.: 697] Background: This case report presents a unique instance of abscesses with an uncommon pathogen isolated from blood cultures. Case presentation: We present the case of a perianal abscess in a 50-year-old man with a history of cocaine abuse and bilateral hip replacements. The rapid progression led to septic shock and multi-organ failure, requiring intensive care unit admission, surgery including protective transversostomy. Blood cultures showed growth of Butyricimonas spp . with resistance to penicillin and piperacillin-tazobactam. The immediate switch to meropenem led to a significant improvement in the patient’s condition. The patient was discharged after 40 days of hospitalization in good general condition and the reversal of the transversostomy was performed six months later. Conclusion: The identification of Butyricimonas faecihominis , a rarely reported pathogen, emphasizes the challenges of diagnosing and treating unusual infections. This case emphasizes the importance of rapid microbiological diagnosis, interdisciplinary collaboration, and targeted antibiotic therapy in the treatment of abscesses and sepsis.

Item Type:	Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Wessendorf, Lukas UNSPECIFIED https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7091-8448 UNSPECIFIED Brezina, Tobias UNSPECIFIED https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7233-2860 UNSPECIFIED Dusse, Fabian UNSPECIFIED https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7762-6966 UNSPECIFIED Wiegel, Pia UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Boschert, Alessa L. UNSPECIFIED https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0004-8966 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-815743
Identification Number:	10.1186/s12879-024-09604-6
Journal or Publication Title:	BMC Infectious Diseases
Volume:	24
Number:	1
Page Range:	pp. 1-5
Number of Pages:	5
Date:	14 July 2024
Publisher:	Springer Nature
ISSN:	1471-2334
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine
Divisions:	Faculty of Medicine > Anästhesiologie und Operative Intensivmedizin > Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Operative Intensivmedizin Faculty of Medicine > Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Immunologie und Hygiene > Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Immunologie und Hygiene
Subjects:	Medical sciences Medicine
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language Blood stream infection ; Abscess ; Antimicrobial resistance, Sepsis English
['eprint_fieldname_oa_funders' not defined]:	Publikationsfonds UzK
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/81574