Open AccessSepticemia Caused by Leifsonia aquatica in a Healthy Patient after Retinal Reattachment Surgery
Author(s) -
Lei Han,
Jin’e Lei,
Xue Wang,
Litao Guo,
Qianyan Kang,
Li He,
Jiru Xu
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.01339-13
Subject(s) - biology , microbiology and biotechnology , retinal , catheter , medicine , surgery , ophthalmology
Leifsonia aquatica is an aquatic bacterium that is typically found in environmental water habitats. Infections due to L. aquatica are rare and commonly catheter associated in immunocompromised patients. We report the first case of an acute septicemia caused by L. aquatica in a healthy immunocompetent host after cryopexy in the absence of a catheter.
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