Korean Journal of Nosocomial Infection Control  2007;12(1):65-68

A Case of Ochrobactrum anthropi Bacteremia.

Seung Soon LEE ; Kyo Sang YOO ; Jae Hyun CHO ; Han Sung KIM ; Tae Seok KIM ; Chae Ok HA ; Jae Seok KIM ; Hee Jung KANG

Keywords

Ochrobactrum anthropi; Bacteremia; Intrahepatic duct carcinoma

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Ochrobactrum anthropi, a rarely encountered organism in humans, is usually associated with infections in immunocompromised hosts and patients with indwelling catheters. We report a case of bacteremia associated with O. anthropi in a 80-year-old male with intrahepatic duct carcinoma. After insertion of biliary stent with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, fever and neutrophilic leukocytosis developed in the patient. Blood cultures were performed three times, and O. anthropi was isolated from an aerobic bottle. Although the patient did not receive effective antibiotic treatment, fever and neutrophilic leukocytosis were improved.