Multidrug-Resistant Bacteroides fragilis Bacteremia in a US Resident: An Emerging Challenge

Case Rep Infect Dis. 2016:2016:3607125. doi: 10.1155/2016/3607125. Epub 2016 Jun 23.

Abstract

We describe a case of Bacteroides fragilis bacteremia associated with paraspinal and psoas abscesses in the United States. Resistance to b-lactam/b-lactamase inhibitors, carbapenems, and metronidazole was encountered despite having a recent travel history to India as the only possible risk factor for multidrug resistance. Microbiological cure was achieved with linezolid, moxifloxacin, and cefoxitin.