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ArticleBMC infectious diseases2023

Complicated pyelonephritis caused by Proteus alimentorum in a woman with peritoneal cancer: a case report.

Nobuaki Mori, Jun Hirai, Daisuke Sakanashi, Mina Takayama, Akiko Nakamura, Hirotoshi Ohta, Nobuhiro Asai, Hiroshige Mikamo

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Article in BMC infectious diseases, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nobuaki MoriDepartment of Clinical Infectious Diseases, Aichi Medical University, 1-1 Yazakokarimata , Nagakute- shi, 480-1195, Aichi, Japan. nobuaki.m@aichi-med-u.ac.jp.
Jun HiraiDepartment of Clinical Infectious Diseases, Aichi Medical University, 1-1 Yazakokarimata , Nagakute- shi, 480-1195, Aichi, Japan.
Daisuke SakanashiDepartment of Clinical Infectious Diseases, Aichi Medical University, 1-1 Yazakokarimata , Nagakute- shi, 480-1195, Aichi, Japan.
Mina TakayamaDepartment of Infection Control and Prevention, Aichi Medical University Hospital, 1-1 Yazakokarimata , Nagakute- shi, 480-1195, Aichi, Japan.
Akiko NakamuraDepartment of Infection Control and Prevention, Aichi Medical University Hospital, 1-1 Yazakokarimata , Nagakute- shi, 480-1195, Aichi, Japan.
Hirotoshi OhtaDepartment of Infection Control and Prevention, Aichi Medical University Hospital, 1-1 Yazakokarimata , Nagakute- shi, 480-1195, Aichi, Japan.
Nobuhiro AsaiDepartment of Clinical Infectious Diseases, Aichi Medical University, 1-1 Yazakokarimata , Nagakute- shi, 480-1195, Aichi, Japan.
Hiroshige MikamoDepartment of Clinical Infectious Diseases, Aichi Medical University, 1-1 Yazakokarimata , Nagakute- shi, 480-1195, Aichi, Japan.
Aichi Medical University Hospital · JPAichi Medical University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundProteus spp. are widespread in the environment and comprise a part of the normal flora of the human gastrointestinal tract. Only six species in this genus, including Proteus mirabilis, Proteus vulgaris, Proteus terrae, Proteus penneri, Proteus hauseri, and Proteus faecis, have been isolated from human clinical specimens. However, there are no reports of Proteus alimentorum isolated from humans, and the clinical characteristics of P. alimentorum infection are unknown. CASE PRESENTATION: An 85-year-old female patient with peritoneal cancer was hospitalized for complicated pyelonephritis and bacteremia caused by P. alimentorum. The patient received antimicrobial therapy and was discharged on day 7 of hospitalization. No recurrence was observed 14 days after the treatment. Various methods were used to identify the Proteus sp. Furthermore, the VITEK-2 GN ID card resulted in low discrimination between P. hauseri and P. penneri. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry showed P. hauseri with a spectral score of 2.22 as the best match. Nevertheless, the pathogen was identified as P. alimentorum based on genetic investigation using 16 S rRNA gene sequencing and biochemical tests.

conclusionProteus alimentorum is a human pathogen, and its infection has an excellent therapeutic response to antimicrobials based on antimicrobial susceptibility. Genomic methods may be helpful for the precise identification of P. alimentorum.

Indexed as

NeoplasmsProteus InfectionsPyelonephritisAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansProteusRNA, RibosomalRNA, Ribosomal16S rRNA gene sequenceProteus alimentorumProteus spp.Pyelonephritis

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