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Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports 1/2008

Open Access 01-12-2008 | Case report

First isolation of two colistin-resistant emerging pathogens, Brevundimonas diminuta and Ochrobactrum anthropi, in a woman with cystic fibrosis: a case report

Authors: Magalie Menuet, Fadi Bittar, Nathalie Stremler, Jean-Christophe Dubus, Jacques Sarles, Didier Raoult, Jean-Marc Rolain

Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports | Issue 1/2008

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Abstract

Introduction

Cystic fibrosis afflicted lungs support the growth of many bacteria rarely implicated in other cases of human infections.

Case presentation

We report the isolation and identification, by 16S rRNA amplification and sequencing, of two emerging pathogens resistant to colistin, Brevundimonas diminuta and Ochrobactrum anthropi, in a 17-year-old woman with cystic fibrosis and pneumonia. The patient eventually responded well to a 2-week regime of imipenem and tobramycin.

Conclusion

Our results clearly re-emphasize the emergence of new colistin-resistant pathogens in patients with cystic fibrosis.
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Metadata
Title
First isolation of two colistin-resistant emerging pathogens, Brevundimonas diminuta and Ochrobactrum anthropi, in a woman with cystic fibrosis: a case report
Authors
Magalie Menuet
Fadi Bittar
Nathalie Stremler
Jean-Christophe Dubus
Jacques Sarles
Didier Raoult
Jean-Marc Rolain
Publication date
01-12-2008
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Journal of Medical Case Reports / Issue 1/2008
Electronic ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-2-373

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