A Case of Myroides odoratimimus Bacteremia due to a Tunneled Dialysis Catheter-Associated Infection in a Paraplegic Patient
Myroides odoratimimus is a Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen known to rarely cause a wide range of opportunistic infections in humans. We report a novel case of M. odoratimimus bacteremia in a paraplegic patient with an extensive medical history likely due to a tunneled dialysis catheter infectio...
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| description | Myroides odoratimimus is a Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen known to rarely cause a wide range of opportunistic infections in humans. We report a novel case of M. odoratimimus bacteremia in a paraplegic patient with an extensive medical history likely due to a tunneled dialysis catheter infection that was successfully treated with levofloxacin. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d6693aeb123347429baa0de5affc476d2025-08-20T03:24:39ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66332023-01-01202310.1155/2023/3089837A Case of Myroides odoratimimus Bacteremia due to a Tunneled Dialysis Catheter-Associated Infection in a Paraplegic PatientCarter Chapman0Barrett Meeks1Liam Ung2Jacob Nichols3Department of Internal MedicineDepartment of Internal MedicineDepartment of Internal MedicineDepartment of Internal MedicineMyroides odoratimimus is a Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen known to rarely cause a wide range of opportunistic infections in humans. We report a novel case of M. odoratimimus bacteremia in a paraplegic patient with an extensive medical history likely due to a tunneled dialysis catheter infection that was successfully treated with levofloxacin.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/3089837 |
| spellingShingle | Carter Chapman Barrett Meeks Liam Ung Jacob Nichols A Case of Myroides odoratimimus Bacteremia due to a Tunneled Dialysis Catheter-Associated Infection in a Paraplegic Patient Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | A Case of Myroides odoratimimus Bacteremia due to a Tunneled Dialysis Catheter-Associated Infection in a Paraplegic Patient |
| title_full | A Case of Myroides odoratimimus Bacteremia due to a Tunneled Dialysis Catheter-Associated Infection in a Paraplegic Patient |
| title_fullStr | A Case of Myroides odoratimimus Bacteremia due to a Tunneled Dialysis Catheter-Associated Infection in a Paraplegic Patient |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Case of Myroides odoratimimus Bacteremia due to a Tunneled Dialysis Catheter-Associated Infection in a Paraplegic Patient |
| title_short | A Case of Myroides odoratimimus Bacteremia due to a Tunneled Dialysis Catheter-Associated Infection in a Paraplegic Patient |
| title_sort | case of myroides odoratimimus bacteremia due to a tunneled dialysis catheter associated infection in a paraplegic patient |
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