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EKENG, B., Oladele, R., Osuagwu, C., Omisakin, S., Apanisile, O., Olajumoke, M. (2022). Sphingomonas paucimobilis septicaemia in a tertiary care hospital in Nigeria: a case report. Microbes and Infectious Diseases, 3(2), 296-299. doi: 10.21608/mid.2021.93734.1190
BASSEY EKENG; Rita O. Oladele; Chioma S. Osuagwu; Sunday I. Omisakin; Oluwadamilola O. Apanisile; Makinwa J. Olajumoke. "Sphingomonas paucimobilis septicaemia in a tertiary care hospital in Nigeria: a case report". Microbes and Infectious Diseases, 3, 2, 2022, 296-299. doi: 10.21608/mid.2021.93734.1190
EKENG, B., Oladele, R., Osuagwu, C., Omisakin, S., Apanisile, O., Olajumoke, M. (2022). 'Sphingomonas paucimobilis septicaemia in a tertiary care hospital in Nigeria: a case report', Microbes and Infectious Diseases, 3(2), pp. 296-299. doi: 10.21608/mid.2021.93734.1190
EKENG, B., Oladele, R., Osuagwu, C., Omisakin, S., Apanisile, O., Olajumoke, M. Sphingomonas paucimobilis septicaemia in a tertiary care hospital in Nigeria: a case report. Microbes and Infectious Diseases, 2022; 3(2): 296-299. doi: 10.21608/mid.2021.93734.1190

Sphingomonas paucimobilis septicaemia in a tertiary care hospital in Nigeria: a case report

Article 8, Volume 3, Issue 2, May 2022, Page 296-299  XML PDF (194.36 K)
Document Type: Short Reports (case reports)
DOI: 10.21608/mid.2021.93734.1190
Authors
BASSEY EKENG email orcid 1; Rita O. Oladele2; Chioma S. Osuagwu3; Sunday I. Omisakin4; Oluwadamilola O. Apanisile5; Makinwa J. Olajumoke5
1Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria. Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria.
2Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, College of medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria. Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria.
3Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, College of medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria.
4Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria
5Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria.
Abstract
Sphingomonas paucimobilis is an opportunistic pathogen that occurs naturally in the environment. It has been implicated in both community acquired and healthcare associated infections. Sphingomonas paucimobilis septicaemia is commonly associated with contamination from the environment, the use of hospital and laboratory equipment, indwelling urinary catheters and intravenous cannula. Literature search for Sphingomonas paucimobilis septicaemia revealed several case reports documented globally with only a single case report from Nigeria detected by VITEK 2. We report a case of Sphingomonas paucimobilis septicaemia in 38-year-old unbooked 21 woman, P1+2(1A), admitted into the accident and emergency unit of Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria, with complaints of fever, abdominal pain and distension, generalized body pain and difficulty in breathing, of six days post Caesarean section. Blood culture yielded Sphingomonas paucimobilis. Antibiotics were commenced at admission and exploratory laparotomy done seven days post presentation. However, patient died on day fourteen due to cardiopulmonary arrest.
Keywords
Pathogen; Opportunistic; Septicaemia; Immunocompetent; Vitek 2
Main Subjects
Infection prevention and control
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