Muscular abscess caused by Cupriavidus gilardii in a renal transplant recipient

作者：Tena Daniel^*; Losa Cristina; Jose Medina Maria; Antonio Saez Nieto Juan

来源：Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 2014, 79(1): 108-110.

DOI：10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2014.01.023

• Cupriavidus species
• Cupriavidus gilardii
• Muscular abscess
• Renal transplant
• Immunocompromised patient

Cupriavidus gilardii is a rare cause of human infection. We report a muscular abscess on the right thigh caused by this organism in a renal transplant recipient, who had suffered a septic shock associated with an extensive cellulitis caused by Streptococcus pyogenes. The patient was successfully treated with surgical drainage and intravenous ciprofloxacin for 13 days. This is the first time that C. gilardii is isolated from a human abscess. C. gilardii should be considered as a cause of human infection, especially in immunocompromised patients. Infection caused by this organism may be underdiagnosed because the identification is very difficult.

• 出版日期2014-5