MIXED BACTEREMIA WITH VIBRIO-METSCHNIKOVII IN AN 83-YEAR-OLD FEMALE-PATIENT

Authors
HARDARDOTTIR H VIKENES K DIGRANES A LASSEN J HALSTENSEN A
Citation
H. Hardardottir et al., MIXED BACTEREMIA WITH VIBRIO-METSCHNIKOVII IN AN 83-YEAR-OLD FEMALE-PATIENT, Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases, 26(4), 1994, pp. 493-494
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Infectious Diseases
Journal title
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases → ACNP
ISSN journal
00365548
Volume
26
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
493 - 494
Database
ISI
SICI code
0036-5548(1994)26:4<493:MBWVIA>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
An 83-year-old woman suddenly fell ill and was admitted to the hospita l on suspicion of a heart attack. After admission she developed high f ever, chills and malaise. Vibrio metschnikovii and Staphylococcus homi nis were isolated from 2 separately obtained blood cultures. One of th e cultures also yielded Escherichia coli. The patient's condition impr oved rapidly after treatment with ampicillin intravenously. To our kno wledge, this is the fourth reported case of V. metschnikovii bacteremi a in humans.