Gram-negative sepsis caused by a rare pathogenPhytobacter ursingii
Samuel Choice,
Ashten Sherman,
Katherine Holder
et al.
Abstract:This case reviews the clinical course of an elderly woman on chronic total parenteral nutrition who developed sepsis secondary to a rare, newly described gram-negative rod known asPhytobacter ursingii. The patient noticed a leak in her Hickman catheter when infusing her nutrition. 24 hours after a new catheter was replaced, the patient developed fevers, chills and weakness. She presented to the hospital with hypotension and tachycardia, meeting shock criteria. Blood cultures grewP. ursingii,and the diagnosis o… Show more
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