Bacteremia caused by Arcobacter butzleri in an immunocompromised host

Esther Arguello; Caitlin C Otto; Peter Mead; N Esther Babady

doi:10.1128/JCM.03450-14

Bacteremia caused by Arcobacter butzleri in an immunocompromised host

J Clin Microbiol. 2015 Apr;53(4):1448-51. doi: 10.1128/JCM.03450-14. Epub 2015 Feb 11.

Authors

Esther Arguello¹, Caitlin C Otto², Peter Mead¹, N Esther Babady³

Affiliations

¹ Infectious Disease Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
² Clinical Microbiology Service, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
³ Clinical Microbiology Service, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA BabadyN@mskcc.org.

Abstract

Arcobacter butzleri is an emerging pathogen that has been implicated as the causative agent of persistent watery diarrhea. We describe a case involving a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia who developed invasive A. butzleri bacteremia. This case illustrates the unique challenges involved in diagnosing infections caused by emerging gastrointestinal pathogens.

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Antineoplastic Agents / adverse effects
Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
Arcobacter / isolation & purification*
Bacteremia / drug therapy
Bacteremia / microbiology*
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
Humans
Immunocompromised Host*
Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / drug therapy
Male
Purines / adverse effects
Purines / therapeutic use
Quinazolinones / adverse effects
Quinazolinones / therapeutic use

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antineoplastic Agents
Purines
Quinazolinones
idelalisib