Vnitr Lek 2023, 69(6):391-393 | DOI: 10.36290/vnl.2023.076
Intrathoracic bacterial infection caused by Delftia acidovorans
- 1 Klinika infektológie a cestovnej medicíny, Univerzitná nemocnica Martin a Jesseniova lekárska fakulta Univerzity Komenského, Martin
- 2 Interná klinika - gastroenterologická, Univerzitná nemocnica Martin a Jesseniova lekárska fakulta Univerzity Komenského, Martin
Delftia acidovorans is a Gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacterium which causes infections in humans only rarely. It causes mostly nosocomial infections, described more frequently in immunocompromised patients across all age groups. In recent years, several cases involving this bacterium in infections affecting various organ systems have been published in the literature. With regard to its common resistance to aminoglycosides and polymyxins, which oftentimes serve as salvage therapy for complicated Gram-negative bacterial infections, there is inevitably a need for its quick identification followed by a correctly chosen treatment. This article describes a case of a patient with extensive pleural effusion due to Delftia acidovorans infection and also summarizes the currently available information on infections caused by this rare pathogen.
Keywords: Delftia acidovorans, gram-negative bacterial infection, opportunistic infection, aminoglycoside resistance, colistin resistance, intrathoracic infection, rare pathogen.
Accepted: September 21, 2023; Published: October 10, 2023 Show citation
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