Septic Shock Caused by <i>Ochrobactrum anthropi</i> in an Otherwise Healthy Host

A. Kettaneh, François‐Xavier Weill, I. Poîlane, Olivier Fain, M Thomas, Jean‐Louis Herrmann, Laurent Hocqueloux

Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2003 · 70 citations · 13 references

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Reported is a case of life-threatening septic shock that occurred in an otherwise healthy host after administration of a peripheral venous infusion of a solution contaminated with Ochrobactrum anthropi, an unusual human pathogen. The rapid onset of shock may have been due to a large inoculum caused by nonsterile practices at the time of reconstitution.

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