Rare Spiroplasma Bloodstream Infection in Patient after Surgery, China, 2022

oleh: Ningning Xiu, Chao Yang, Xiaowei Chen, Jianping Long, Pinghua Qu

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2024-01-01

Deskripsi

We report a case of Spiroplasma bloodstream infection in a patient in China who developed pulmonary infection, acute respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis, and septic shock after emergency surgery for type A aortic dissection. One organism closely related to Spiroplasma eriocheiris was isolated from blood culture and identified by whole-genome sequencing.