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Case Reports
. 2022 Mar 4:15:831-836.
doi: 10.2147/IDR.S353966. eCollection 2022.

Septic Shock, Renal Abscess, and Bacteremia Due to Peptoniphilus asaccharolyticus in a Woman with Nephrosis and Diabetes Mellitus: Case Report and Literature Review

Yanfei Lu #  1   2 , Wenying Xia #  1   2 , Fang Ni  1   2 , Yuqiao Xu  1   2
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Septic Shock, Renal Abscess, and Bacteremia Due to Peptoniphilus asaccharolyticus in a Woman with Nephrosis and Diabetes Mellitus: Case Report and Literature Review

Yanfei Lu et al. Infect Drug Resist. .

Abstract

Peptoniphilus asaccharolyticus is a Gram-positive anaerobic coccus, which forms part of the normal flora and the human commensals of the skin, genitourinary system, and gut. It can cause opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients and is frequently isolated as part of polymicrobial spectra. Severe monomicrobial infections caused by the genus rarely occur. In this study, we report on septic shock, renal abscess, and bacteremia due to P. asaccharolyticus in a woman with nephrosis and diabetes mellitus. To the best of our knowledge, this report is the first to describe P. asaccharolyticus isolated from both renal abscess and blood cultures purely. The underlying diseases of the host and the removal of the double J tube were significant predisposing factors in this infection.

Keywords: Peptoniphilus asaccharolyticus; bacteremia; immunocompromised; renal abscess; septic shock.

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Colonies and microscopic morphology of Peptoniphilus asaccharolyticus. (A) Direct gram stain of the positive anaerobic bottles, 1000×. (B) Colonies on blood agar from anaerobic cultivation for 48 h. (C) Gram stain of the colonies on blood agar, 1000×.
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