Eggerthella lenta Bacteremia after Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in an End-Stage Renal Disease Patient.
10.5145/ACM.2014.17.4.128
- Author:
Jaehyeon LEE
1
;
Yong Gon CHO
;
Dal Sik KIM
;
Hye Soo LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea. leehs@jbnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Bacteremia;
Biliary sepsis;
Eggerthella lenta
- MeSH:
Bacteremia*;
Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde*;
Humans;
Kidney Failure, Chronic*;
Mortality
- From:Annals of Clinical Microbiology
2014;17(4):128-131
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Eggerthella lenta is rarely isolated from blood but may occur as an opportunistic pathogen with high morbidity and mortality. We report a case of E. lenta bacteremia after an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in an end-stage renal disease patient.
