Comamonas testosteroni: Is It Still a Rare Human Pathogen

Comamonas testosteroni (formally Pseudomonas testosteroni) is common environmental bacterium that is not part of the human microbiome. Since its identification as a human pathogen in 1987, numerous reports have drizzled in, implicating this organism for various infections. Although these organisms a...

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Published inCase reports in gastroenterology Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 42 - 47
Main Authors Farooq, Shaika, Farooq, Rumana, Nahvi, Nahida
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel, Switzerland S. Karger AG 31.01.2017
Karger Publishers
Subjects
Abdomen
Bacteria
Bladder
Carbohydrates
Case reports
Colostomy in situ
Comamonas testosteroni
Diarrhea
Drug resistance
Fatty acids
Hepatitis
Infections
Laboratories
Lactose
Meningitis
Ostomy
Patients
Peritoneal dialysis
Probiotics
Single Case
Stool culture
Ultrasonic imaging
Switzerland
Stool culture
Comamonas testosteroni
Colostomy in situ
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Summary:Comamonas testosteroni (formally Pseudomonas testosteroni) is common environmental bacterium that is not part of the human microbiome. Since its identification as a human pathogen in 1987, numerous reports have drizzled in, implicating this organism for various infections. Although these organisms are of low virulence, some of their obscurity perhaps is due to the incapability of clinical laboratories to identify them. Most of the reported cases are bloodstream infections. We report a case of gastroenteritis caused by this organism in a 65-year-old female with colostomy in situ.
ISSN:1662-0631
1662-0631
DOI:10.1159/000452197