First report of abdominal sepsis caused by a recently described species: Chimaeribacter arupi

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2024 Oct;110(2):116476. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2024.116476. Epub 2024 Jul 31.

Abstract

We present a case of a 34-year-old patient with abdominal sepsis caused by an infrequent species: Chimaeribacter arupi. Genomic analysis confirmed the identification which is difficult to achieve by other methods so far. To our knowledge, this represents the first case of infection by this species reported in Argentina.

Keywords: Abdominal sepsis; Antimicrobial susceptibility; Chimaeribacter arupi; Genomic analysis; Polyphasic identification.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Argentina
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • Fusobacteriaceae Infections / diagnosis
  • Fusobacteriaceae Infections / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Sepsis* / diagnosis
  • Sepsis* / microbiology
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • DNA, Bacterial