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Case Reports
. 2022 Dec 5;11(12):1475.
doi: 10.3390/pathogens11121475.

Epididymo-Orchitis Caused by POM-1 Metallo-β-Lactamase-Producing Pseudomonas otitidis in an Immunocompetent Patient: Case Report and Molecular Characterization

Moayad Alqurashi  1 , Abdulrahman Alsaedy  2   3   4 , Bassam Alalwan  3   4   5 , Maha Alzayer  3 , Abdulrahman Alswaji  3 , Liliane Okdah  3   4 , Michel Doumith  3   4 , Hosam Zowawi  3   4   6 , Sameera Aljohani  3   4   5 , Majed Alghoribi  3   4   5
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Epididymo-Orchitis Caused by POM-1 Metallo-β-Lactamase-Producing Pseudomonas otitidis in an Immunocompetent Patient: Case Report and Molecular Characterization

Moayad Alqurashi et al. Pathogens. .

Abstract

Pseudomonas otitidis is a rare and unique species among the Pseudomonas genus that has not been previously reported as a cause of male genitourinary tract infection. In this report, we describe a case of a 20-year-old immunocompetent male who presented with recurrent epididymo-orchitis, which was initially misidentified as Vibrio vulnificus and treated successfully. The causative agent could not be identified appropriately using the available routine methods, but a final identification was established using 16S rRNA targeted sequencing followed by whole-genome sequencing.

Keywords: POM-1 Metallo-β-lactamase MBL-1; Pseudomonas otitidis; Saudi Arabia; epididymo-orchitis; whole genome sequencing.

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