Simultaneous infection with enterobacteriaceae and pseudomonas aeruginosa harboring multiple carbapenemases in a returning traveler colonized with candida auris

Ayesha Khan, William C. Shropshire, Blake Hanson, An Q. Dinh, Audrey Wanger, Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner, Cesar A. Arias, William R. Miller

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Abstract

We report our clinical experience treating a critically ill patient with polymicrobial infections due to multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a 56-year-old woman who received health care in India and was also colonized by Candida auris. A precision medicine approach using whole-genome sequencing revealed a multiplicity of mobile elements associated with NDM-1, NDM-5, and OXA-181 and, supplemented with susceptibility testing, guided the selection of rational antimicrobial therapy.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numbere01466
JournalAntimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Volume64
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 27 2020

Keywords

  • Candida auris
  • Carbapenemase
  • Enterobacteriaceae
  • NDM
  • Polymicrobial infection
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmacology (medical)
  • Infectious Diseases

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