Tissierella Praeacuta Bacteremia Secondary to Infected Pseudoarthosis

Nikhil Madan (1) , Diego Marin (2) , Mohit Mody (3) , Pratik Patel (4)
(1) Division of Pulmonary andCritical Care Medicine,Department of Medicine, NewarkBeth Israel Medical Center, NewJersey, 07112 , Israel
(2) Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine,Department of Medicine, NewarkBeth Israel Medical Center, NewJersey, 07112 , Israel
(3) Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine,Department of Medicine, NewarkBeth Israel Medical Center, NewJersey, 07112 , Israel
(4) Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine,Department of Medicine, NewarkBeth Israel Medical Center, NewJersey, 07112 , Israel

Abstract

The
gram negative rod shaped bacterium Tissierella praeacuta is rarely
reported in the medical literature, with only a handful of case reports
seen on literature search. We present here a case report of a middle
aged female with a complicated hospital course after right hip fracture
with subsequent right hip open reduction, internal fixation procedure.
Mostnotably,thepatienthadrecurrentfeversdespitemultipleantibiotic
regimenswhichwereoriginallythoughttobeduetopneumonia.Blood
cultures isolated T. praeacuta in this patient with the most likely source
being her right pseudarthrosis, which has been associated with the
organism in previous reports. Our patient was successfully managed
with a regimen of piperacillin-tazobactam

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Nikhil Madan
nikhil.madan@rwjbh.org (Primary Contact)
Diego Marin
Mohit Mody
Pratik Patel
Madan, N. ., Marin, D. ., Mody, M. ., & Patel, P. . (2022). Tissierella Praeacuta Bacteremia Secondary to Infected Pseudoarthosis. Journal of Medical Case Reports and Reviews, 4(10). Retrieved from https://jmcrr.info/index.php/jmcrr/article/view/34
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