1. An unusual cause of pyrexia of unknown origin with sepsis: A diagnostic challenge.
- Author
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Chenalla NL, Ravindrachari M, Meenakshi M, and Upender RG
- Subjects
- Male, Humans, Middle Aged, Sepsis diagnosis, Sepsis complications, Fever of Unknown Origin diagnosis, Fever of Unknown Origin etiology, Sphingobacterium
- Abstract
Sphingobacterium species are ubiquitous and are abundant in nature and rarely involved in causing human infections. A 62-year-old man presented with recurrent episodes of high fever up to 40 °C accompanied by rigors, sweating, and malaise for the past 4 weeks. After a thorough workup, only elevated C-reactive protein with a leucocytosis was evident. Blood culture showed growth of Gram-negative bacilli which was identified as spingobacterium spiritivorum. Although S. spiritivorum is rare, with limited cases reported in the literature, it must be considered as a causative organism in patients with persistent fevers with sepsis., Competing Interests: Conflict of interest None., (Copyright © 2022 Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
- Published
- 2023
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