Open AccessSepsis due to Sphingomonas Paucimobilis in a Polytrauma Patient
Author(s) -
Arya S. Devi,
Ramani Bai J. T.,
Ashish Jitendranath,
Ivy Viswamohanan,
Ganga Raju Krishna
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of clinical medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1179-9161
pISSN - 2633-9447
DOI - 10.1177/26339447221077501
Subject(s) - sphingomonas paucimobilis , polytrauma , sepsis , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , blood culture , antibiotics , surgery , bacteria , biology , genetics
Sphingomonas paucimobilis is a yellow-pigmented, aerobic, glucose nonfermenting, Gram-negative bacillus, causing a rare human infection normally associated with immunocompromised host. A 47-year-old male, known diabetic and hypertensive on treatment, with a history of trauma, underwent surgical intervention and developed fever postoperatively. A positive growth was detected on BACT/ALERT 3D. Blood culture smear shows Gram-negative bacilli which was identified as S. paucimobilis.