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Ochromobactrum intermedium: an emerging opportunistic pathogen—case of recurrent bacteraemia associated with infective endocarditis in a haemodialysis patient

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We describe the first clinical case report of infective endocarditis related to Ochrobactrum intermedium infection. The case involved a 23-year-old man receiving dialysis via an internal jugular long-term haemodialysis catheter.… Click to show full abstract

We describe the first clinical case report of infective endocarditis related to Ochrobactrum intermedium infection. The case involved a 23-year-old man receiving dialysis via an internal jugular long-term haemodialysis catheter. He improved with a prolonged course of meropenem and minocycline. Ochrobactrum spp. are recognized as rare emerging opportunistic pathogens.

Keywords: infective endocarditis; haemodialysis; case; emerging opportunistic; intermedium

Journal Title: New Microbes and New Infections
Year Published: 2017

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