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Delftia acidovorans Isolated from the Drainage in an Immun-ocompetent Patient with Empyema

Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases / Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases,
2009, v.67 no.3, pp.239-243
Jaeyoung Chun (Seoul National University Hospital)
Jaeseok Bae (Jeju National University)
Miyeon Kim (Jeju National University)
Jae-Geun Lee (Jeju National University)




Jaeyoung, C. , Jaeseok, B. , Miyeon, K. , Jae-Geun, L. , & (2009). Delftia acidovorans Isolated from the Drainage in an Immun-ocompetent Patient with Empyema. Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases, 67(3), 239-243.
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Abstract

Delftia acidovorans is a gram-negative motile rod found ubiquitously in soil and in water. Confirmed isolation from clinical infections is rare, and has been documented mostly in immunocompromised patients or those with indwelling catheters. A 53-year-old man was referred for the evaluation of a huge mass-like lesion found incidentally by chest X-ray. The lesion occupied more than half of the right lung and was diagnosed as a large loculated pleural effusion by CT scan. Bloody pus was drained through a percutaneous catheter, and D. acidovorans, identified by the Vitek GN card and confirmed by amplification of 16S ribosomal RNA and sequencing analysis, was isolated repeatedly from the drained pus. The patient was treated with imipenem/cilastatin to which the organism was sensitive. This is a rare report of chronic empyema associated with D. acidovorans in the respiratory system of an immunocompetent patient.

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Delftia acidovorans, Pleural empyema, Immunocompetence

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