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Unusual Pathogen Comamonas testosterone Sepsis Following Gastroenteritis in a 12 Months Old Child: Case Report and Literature Review

1Pediatrician, AL Nahda Hospital, Muscat, Oman

2Pediatrics Infectious Disease Consultant, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman


American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2017, Vol. 5 No. 6, 148-150
DOI: 10.12691/ajmcr-5-6-4
Copyright © 2017 Science and Education Publishing

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Waleed AL Ruziaki, Hilal AL Hashami. Unusual Pathogen Comamonas testosterone Sepsis Following Gastroenteritis in a 12 Months Old Child: Case Report and Literature Review. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2017; 5(6):148-150. doi: 10.12691/ajmcr-5-6-4.

Correspondence to: Hilal  AL Hashami, Pediatrics Infectious Disease Consultant, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman. Email: hashamihs@gmail.com

Abstract

Comamonas testosteroni initially has been considered as a nonpathogenic microorganism until 1987; after which year, it has being recognized as a human pathogen with spectrum of infections both in adult and children. We report the first case of a healthy child who is 12 months old Omani girl presented with features of acute gastroenteritis with Comamonas testosteroni sepsis, that was treated successfully with two weeks course of intravenous ceftriaxone with excellent outcome. Most of the reported cases of Comamonas testosterone infection were sensitive to antibiotics with favorable outcome.

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