Pneumonia due to Ochrobactrum intermedium in an ICU patient

New Microbes New Infect. 2024 Feb 5:57:101224. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101224. eCollection 2024 Mar.

Abstract

Ochrobactrum intermedium is recognized as a rare emerging opportunistic pathogen mostly related with bloodstream infections. In this report, we describe the first clinical case of pneumonia due to O. intermedium. The case involved a 71-year old tetraplegic man hospitalized for vertebral fractures after falling from a ladder.

Keywords: Intensive care unit; Ochrobactrum spp.; Pneumonia.