Three cases of Sutterella wadsworthensis bacteremia secondary to abdominal infections

• Published in: Anaerobe Vol. 72; p. 102460
• Main Authors: Kirk, Karina Frahm, Andersen, Kasper Lenni, Tarpgaard, Irene Harder, Nielsen, Hans Linde
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2021
• Subjects: Abdominal infections; Adolescent; Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; Appendicitis; Bacteremia; Bacteremia - diagnosis; Bacteremia - drug therapy; Bacteremia - etiology; Biomarkers; Blood Culture; Burkholderiales - classification; Burkholderiales - genetics; Burkholderiales - isolation & purification; Diagnostic Imaging; Diverticulitis; Female; Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - complications; Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - drug therapy; Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - microbiology; Humans; Intraabdominal Infections - complications; Intraabdominal Infections - diagnosis; Intraabdominal Infections - drug therapy; Intraabdominal Infections - microbiology; Male; Middle Aged; Sutterella wadsworthensis; Symptom Assessment; Treatment Outcome; Sutterella wadsworthensis; Diverticulitis; Appendicitis; Bacteremia; Abdominal infections
• ISSN: 1075-9964; 1095-8274
• DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2021.102460

The anaerobic bacterium Sutterella wadsworthensis has previously been isolated from the human intestine, both in healthy individuals and patients with gastrointestinal disorders, and the clinical significance of this bacterium is unknown. In this case report, we describe three cases of bacteremia with Sutterella wadsworthensis, from patients with recent intraabdominal surgery. •Sutterella wadsworthensis bacteremia is described secondary to abdominal infections.•The genome size of S. wadsworthensis isolates was 2.8 Mbp and the GC-content 55.1%.•Isolates were resistant to several antibacterial agents.