Case Report

Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection Caused by Kingella Denitrificans: A Case Report

Volume: 22 Number: 3 September 29, 2025
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Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection Caused by Kingella Denitrificans: A Case Report

Abstract

Kingella denitrificans is a gram-negative coccobacillus that, although rare, can be a human pathogen. Infections such as endocarditis and peritonitis have been reported in the literature. Here, we report a previously undocumented catheter-related bloodstream infection caused by Kingella denitrificans. Although an antibiogram was not performed for the microorganism, clinical and laboratory findings improved with intravenous meropenem treatment and the re-moval of the infected permanent tunneled subclavian catheter.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Infectious Diseases

Journal Section

Case Report

Early Pub Date

September 29, 2025

Publication Date

September 29, 2025

Submission Date

March 1, 2025

Acceptance Date

July 16, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 22 Number: 3

APA
Öz, M., & Aldemir, Ö. (2025). Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection Caused by Kingella Denitrificans: A Case Report. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, 22(3), 618-620. https://doi.org/10.35440/hutfd.1649413
AMA
1.Öz M, Aldemir Ö. Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection Caused by Kingella Denitrificans: A Case Report. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi. 2025;22(3):618-620. doi:10.35440/hutfd.1649413
Chicago
Öz, Murtaza, and Özlem Aldemir. 2025. “Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection Caused by Kingella Denitrificans: A Case Report”. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi 22 (3): 618-20. https://doi.org/10.35440/hutfd.1649413.
EndNote
Öz M, Aldemir Ö (September 1, 2025) Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection Caused by Kingella Denitrificans: A Case Report. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi 22 3 618–620.
IEEE
[1]M. Öz and Ö. Aldemir, “Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection Caused by Kingella Denitrificans: A Case Report”, Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 618–620, Sept. 2025, doi: 10.35440/hutfd.1649413.
ISNAD
Öz, Murtaza - Aldemir, Özlem. “Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection Caused by Kingella Denitrificans: A Case Report”. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi 22/3 (September 1, 2025): 618-620. https://doi.org/10.35440/hutfd.1649413.
JAMA
1.Öz M, Aldemir Ö. Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection Caused by Kingella Denitrificans: A Case Report. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi. 2025;22:618–620.
MLA
Öz, Murtaza, and Özlem Aldemir. “Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection Caused by Kingella Denitrificans: A Case Report”. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 22, no. 3, Sept. 2025, pp. 618-20, doi:10.35440/hutfd.1649413.
Vancouver
1.Murtaza Öz, Özlem Aldemir. Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection Caused by Kingella Denitrificans: A Case Report. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi. 2025 Sep. 1;22(3):618-20. doi:10.35440/hutfd.1649413

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