Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science (대한임상검사과학회지)

Korean Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (대한임상검사과학회)
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A Case of Ochrobactrum anthropi Infection after Using Medicinal Plants

약초 복용 후 Ochrobactrum anthropi에 감염 1예

  • Cho, Seang-Sig (Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Chosun University Hospital) ;
  • Cheun, Jai-Woo (Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Chosun University Hospital) ;
  • Jeun, Chun-Bae (Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Chosun University Hospital) ;
  • Park, Sang-Muk (Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Dongkang College) ;
  • Jang, Sook-Jin (Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Chosun University Hospital) ;
  • Moon, Dae-Soo (Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Chosun University Hospital) ;
  • Park, Young-Jin (Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Chosun University Hospital)
  • 조성식 (조선대학교병원 진단검사의학과) ;
  • 천재우 (조선대학교병원 진단검사의학과) ;
  • 전춘배 (조선대학교병원 진단검사의학과) ;
  • 박상묵 (동강대학교 임상병리과) ;
  • 장숙진 (조선대학교병원 진단검사의학과) ;
  • 문대수 (조선대학교병원 진단검사의학과) ;
  • 박영진 (조선대학교병원 진단검사의학과)
  • Published : 2006.04.30
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Abstract

Ochrobactrum anthropi, previously known as Achromobacter species biotypes 1 and 2 (CDC groups Vd-1, Vd-2), belong to the groups of non-Enterobacteriaceae- nonfermentative Gram negative bacilli. Achromobacter is not presently a recognized genus. Achromobacter xylosoxidans has been transferred to genus Alcaligenes as A. xylosoxidans subsp. xylosoxidans, and "Achromobacter" sp. group Vd has been named Ochrobactrum anthropi. O. anthropi was isolated from a blood culture. Organisms were identified as O. anthropi by use of the biochemical test and the VITEK 2(bioMerieux, USA). The Organism was susceptible only to colistin, imipenem, meropenem, and tetracycline, but were resistant to amikacin, aztreonam, cefepime, ceftazidime, cefpirome, ciprofloxacin, gentamicin, isepamcin, netilmicin, pefloxacin, piperacillin, piperacillin/tazobactam, ticarcillin, ticarcillin/clavulanic acid, tobramycin, and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole. We report the clinical and microbiologic characteristics of O. anthropi infection in the patient. This is the first case of O. anthropi infection after using a plant as medicine at Chosun University Hospital.

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