Comamonas testosteroni: An Unusual Bacteria Associated with Acute Appendicitis

Abstract

Comamonas testosteroni has been rarely observed as an infectious agent in clinical practice. The organism has the low virulence potency and infrequently causes human disease. Comamonas species (previously classified within the Pseudomonas group) have widespread environmental distribution and also survive for a long time in hospital environments (1, 2). We present a previously healthy adolescent with localised peritonitis as a complication of perforated appendicitis associated with polymicrobial aetiology including C. testosteroni.