Sphingobacterium spiritivorum septicaemia associated with cellulitis in a patient with Parkinson's disease

BMJ Case Rep. 2016 May 9:2016:bcr2016215319. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2016-215319.

Abstract

Sphingobacterium spiritivorum, a Gram-negative bacillus, is abundant in nature and is rarely involved in causing human infections. However, it is intrinsically resistant to many commonly administered antibiotics and can thus be a life-threatening microorganism. We describe a case of an 89-year-old Caucasian man who presented with sepsis from S. spiritivorum cellulitis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cellulitis / drug therapy
  • Cellulitis / microbiology*
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / diagnosis
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Parkinson Disease / complications*
  • Sepsis / drug therapy
  • Sepsis / microbiology*
  • Sphingobacterium / isolation & purification*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents