Open AccessSepsis Due to Bloodstream Ralstonia mannitolilytica Infection After Surgical Treatment of Perianal Abscess: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Jie Tu,
Lei Tu,
Yuheng Jiang,
Honghao Fu,
Zijuan Mai,
Xiaofeng Wu,
Bing Xu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s329588
Subject(s) - levofloxacin , medicine , ceftriaxone , sepsis , antibiotics , pathogen , intensive care medicine , opportunistic pathogen , bacteremia , blood culture , ralstonia , surgery , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , pseudomonas aeruginosa , bacteria , genetics
Ralstonia mannitolilytica can cause opportunistic infections. Reports on this pathogen identified in the bloodstream are rare worldwide, especially in China.