A Case of Central Venous Catheter-Related Bacteremia Caused by Enterococcus gallinarum

Ning Xu; Lei Zhu; Liyan Xiong; Jingjing Huo; Bin Wang; Xianyan Wu; Rui Tao; Qi Sa

doi:10.1155/2023/9063371

A Case of Central Venous Catheter-Related Bacteremia Caused by Enterococcus gallinarum

Case Rep Infect Dis. 2023 Oct 12:2023:9063371. doi: 10.1155/2023/9063371. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Ning Xu^#¹, Lei Zhu^#¹, Liyan Xiong², Jingjing Huo³, Bin Wang⁴, Xianyan Wu¹, Rui Tao¹, Qi Sa⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, The Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China.
² Department of Nephrology, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
³ Department of Reproduction, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, The Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China.
⁴ Sinopharm Group Yunnan Medical Equipment Co. Ltd., Kunming, China.
⁵ Department of Hematology, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, Yunnan, China.

^# Contributed equally.

Abstract

A chicken farmer with cirrhosis and renal failure presented with an unusual case of catheter-related bacteremia. Testing with the VITEK® 2 Compact system, MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, and 16S rDNA sequencing identified the pathogen as E. gallinarum. This case demonstrates the importance of maintaining a high level of contextual awareness in patients exposed to avian species to make an informed diagnosis and provide prompt treatment.

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Case Reports