Sphingomonas Paucimobilis Bacteremia in a Patient with Major Burns Injury:
A Case Report

Afaf      Al Maskari; Ramesh      Ganeshan; Ahmed      Al Messabi; Hasan      Al Zaabi; Noor Mohammad      Abdul Haqu; Robert   Lodu   Serafino Wani; Zahir      Babiker; Adnan      Alatoom; Fouzia      Jabeen; Emmanuel Fru      Nsutebu

doi:10.2174/0102506882262684230928065501

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Background: Sphingomonas paucimobilis is an emerging opportunistic pathogen associated with hospital and community-acquired infections. Infection is the most common cause of morbidity and mortality in burn patients.

Case Presentation: We present a case of a 29-year-old lady who sustained severe burn injuries after a gas explosion at home. She was admitted to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) National Burns Unit and required several episodes of surgical debridement. She developed S. paucimobilis bloodstream infection whilst being treated with Piperacillin-tazobactam. She was subsequently treated with Meropenem for a total of 7 days after removing the source of infection, an infected central line. The S. paucimobilis isolate showed intermediate resistance to Piperacillin-tazobactam.

Conclusion: Numerous case reports indicate high morbidity in patients with life-threatening S. paucimobilis infections, immunocompromised patients, and patients with underlying medical comorbidity; however, this is the first reported case from the UAE.

Keywords: Sphingomonas paucimobilis, Central line-associated blood stream infections, Bacteremia, Hospital acquired, Major burns, Burns unit.

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DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0102506882262684230928065501	Print ISSN 0250-6882
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher	Online ISSN 0250-6882

New Emirates Medical Journal

Sphingomonas Paucimobilis Bacteremia in a Patient with Major Burns Injury: A Case Report

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