Bacteremia and Cellulitis Secondary to Co-Infection with Myroides spp. and Providencia stuartii: A Case Report

• Myroides spp. are non-motile, aerobic, gram- negative bacilli that are traditionally opportunistic pathogens1. • P. stuartii is a urease-producing, gram-negative bacillus2. • Myroides infections have been reported 60 times to date. Only 15 of which involve cellulitis with 6 also progressing to bacteremia3. • Myroides has not been isolated with P. stuartii in a patient with bacteremia and cellulitis. • This is a novel presentation of 2 multi- drug resistant bacteria, causing a severe presentation of bacteremia and cellulitis.

Creator

• Reyes, Z
• Ikerd, T
• Skinner, B
• Peesapati, Meghna

Language

• English

关键词

• bacteremia
• multi- drug resistant bacteria
• Myroides spp.
• cellulitis
• P. stuartii

Date created

• 2021

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• Poster

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