Journal of Medicine and Palliative Care

Yazarlar: Gülşah GELİŞİGÜZEL, Gunay TUNCER ERTEM, Salih CESUR, Kader ARSLAN, Esra YÜKSEKKAYA, Cigdem ATAMAN HATİPOGLU, Sami KINIKLI

Konular:Sağlık Bilimleri ve Hizmetleri

DOI:10.47582/jompac.778440

Anahtar Kelimeler:Citrobacter freundii,Catheter related blood stream infection,Bacteremia

Özet: The most common cause of catheter infections are staphylococci and other Gram-positive bacteria in the skin flora. Citrobacter freundii is mostly a cause of nosocomial infection and rarely causes catheter-related bloodstream infection. In this article, a 39-year-old male patient who underwent hemodialysis developed catheter related bloodstream infection due to Citrobacter freundii was presented. Citrobacter freundii grew in the patient’s peripheral blood and blood samples taken from the catheter. Ceftriaxone treatment was applied to the patient for 10 days, after treatment clinical and laboratory findings improved. In conclusion, it should be kept in mind that Citrobacter freundii, one of the Gram-negative bacteria, may be the causative agent of catheter-related bloodstream infection, especially in patients undergoing hemodialysis.

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