Author/Authors :
Taş, Tekin Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Tıbbi Mikrobiyoloji AD, Türkiye , Küçükbayrak, Abdulkadir Abant Izzet Baysal Üniversitesi - Tip Fakültesi - Enfeksiyon Hastaliklari AD, Turkey , Koçoğlu, Esra Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Tıbbi Mikrobiyoloji AD, Türkiye , Özsoy, Şeyda Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Tıbbi Mikrobiyoloji AD, Türkiye , Bucak, Özlem Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Tıbbi Mikrobiyoloji AD, Türkiye , Tekelioğlu, Ümit Yaşar Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon AD, Türkiye , Hakyemez, İsmail Necati Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Enfeksiyon Hastalıkları AD, Türkiye
Abstract :
Delftia acidovorans, formerly called as Comamonas acidovorans, is a non-fermentative gram-negative bacteria. A 79 year-old male with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was hospitalized in the intensive care unit. Bilateral respiratory sounds were diminished, he had rough rhonchi. He was started sulbactam/ampicilline. On the seventh day of hospitalization, White Blood Cells increased and infiltration was occured on the left lung, blood and deep tracheal aspirate culture samples were taken; ceftriaxone was replaced. Cultures revealed D. acidovorans. Meropenem was started for septicemia due to D. acidovorans on the 11th day of admission. On follow-up, the patient died on the 17th day.
