Three cases of Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media (CSOM) caused by Kerstersia gyiorum and a review of the literature.

Three cases of Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media (CSOM) caused by Kerstersia gyiorum and a review of the literature. Infez Med. 2018 Dec 01;26(4):364-368 Authors: Özcan N, Saat N, Yildirim Baylan M, Akpolat N, Atmaca S, Gül K Abstract New identification techniques such as gene sequencing and mass spectrometry have increased the incidence of novel agents such as Kerstersia gyiorum. As a new member of the Alcaligenaceae family, K. gyiorum was isolated from wounds, respiratory tract, urine specimens and most frequently from chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM). We isolated three K. gyiorum strains from three CSOM cases over a one-year period. The strains were analyzed by mass spectrometry and identified by Bruker Biotyper 3.1 (Bruker Daltonics, USA). The cases were young patients without chronic diseases and immunodeficiencies. Two strains were resistant to ciprofloxacin. PMID: 30555142 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Infezioni in Medicina - Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infez Med Source Type: research