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. 2022 Jul 22:12:926154.
doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.926154. eCollection 2022.

Hemodialysis catheter-related infection caused by Pannonibacter phragmitetus: a rare case report in China

Ruizhi Tang  1   2 , Jing Wang  1 , Yu Zhan  1 , Kaifu Wu  3 , Hui Wang  1 , Zhongxin Lu  1   4
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Hemodialysis catheter-related infection caused by Pannonibacter phragmitetus: a rare case report in China

Ruizhi Tang et al. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. .

Abstract

Pannonibacter phragmitetus (P. phragmitetus) is rarely related with human disease. We reported a case of catheter-related infection caused by P. phragmitetus in a 68-year-old woman on hemodialysis. The patient developed recurrent fever during hemodialysis and blood cultures were positive for P. phragmitetus. The patient's body temperature returned to normal after intravenous cefoperazone/sulbactam treatment, and the hemodialysis catheter was locked with gentamicin and urokinase. The potential anti-infective treatment against P. phragmitetus was discussed.

Keywords: Pannonibacter phragmitetus; anti-infective treatment; catheter infection; hemodialysis; recurrent fever.

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The spectrum of P. phragmitetus analyzed by MALDI Biotyper 3.1 (Bruker Daltonik GmbH, Germany).
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The patient’s medical timeline.
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