Nosocomial infection by Cupriavidus metallidurans
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https://doi.org/10.5935/2764-734X.e20240945Keywords:
Ralstonia, Cupriavidus, Mass Spectrometry Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization, Health Care Associated Infection, Case Report.Abstract
A 68-year-old male patient remained in the intensive care unit for 75 days after surgery for drainage of intraparenchymal cranial hemorrhage and placement of an external ventricular drain. During his prolonged hospitalization, his prognosis was complex, with several complications and infectious episodes from various sources. During this period, Cupriavidus metallidurans (identified via the MALDI-TOF MS technique) was detected in two peripheral blood culture samples collected 26 days apart. In addition to the particularities of this bacterium, which is rarely isolated in the hospital environment, the review of this case led us to consider this agent as capable of causing active infection, which could have been a possible cause of the patient’s death.
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