A fatal case of persistent bacteremia and acute cholecystitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus: A case report

Yoshiro Hadano; Toshiyuki Hijikata

doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01695

A fatal case of persistent bacteremia and acute cholecystitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus: A case report

IDCases. 2023 Jan 14:31:e01695. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01695. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Yoshiro Hadano^{1

2}, Toshiyuki Hijikata^{3

4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Infection Control and Prevention, Shimane University Hospital, Izumo, Shimane, Japan.
² Antimicrobial stewardship team, Itabashi Chuo Medical Center, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
³ Hino-minnano-clinic, Hino, Tokyo, Japan.
⁴ Department of Emergency Medicine, Itabashi Chuo Medical Center, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
⁵ Department of Health Data Science, Graduate School of Data Science, Yokohama City University, Kanagawa, Japan.

Abstract

Biliary tract infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus are rare. Here, we describe a case of fatal acute cholecystitis and persistent bacteremia caused by S. aureus in a patient with newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus. Staphylococcus aureus can cause bacteremic biliary tract infections, which are associated with higher mortality rates compared to biliary Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia. Early aggressive treatment and consultations with infectious disease specialists are recommended when biliary S. aureus bacteremia is clinically suspected.

Keywords: Acute cholecystitis; Bacteremia; Fatal case; Staphylococcus aureus.

Publication types

Case Reports