Three cases of Sutterella wadsworthensis bacteremia secondary to abdominal infections

Anaerobe. 2021 Dec:72:102460. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2021.102460. Epub 2021 Sep 24.

Abstract

The anaerobic bacterium Sutterella wadsworthensis has previously been isolated from the human intestine, both in healthy individuals and patients with gastrointestinal disorders, and the clinical significance of this bacterium is unknown. In this case report, we describe three cases of bacteremia with Sutterella wadsworthensis, from patients with recent intraabdominal surgery.

Keywords: Abdominal infections; Appendicitis; Bacteremia; Diverticulitis; Sutterella wadsworthensis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bacteremia / diagnosis*
  • Bacteremia / drug therapy
  • Bacteremia / etiology*
  • Biomarkers
  • Blood Culture
  • Burkholderiales* / classification
  • Burkholderiales* / genetics
  • Burkholderiales* / isolation & purification
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Female
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / complications*
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Intraabdominal Infections / complications*
  • Intraabdominal Infections / diagnosis
  • Intraabdominal Infections / drug therapy
  • Intraabdominal Infections / microbiology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Symptom Assessment
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Biomarkers

Supplementary concepts

  • Sutterella wadsworthensis