Kingella Denitrificans’ın Neden Olduğu Kateterle İlişkili Kan Dolaşımı Enfeksiyonu: Bir Vaka Raporu

Year 2025, Volume: 22 Issue: 3, 618 - 620, 29.09.2025

Murtaza Öz , Özlem Aldemir

https://doi.org/10.35440/hutfd.1649413

Abstract

Kingella denitrificans, nadir görülmesine rağmen insanlarda patojen olabilen gram-negatif bir kokobasildir. Literatürde endokardit ve peritonit gibi enfeksiyonlara dair vakalar bildirilmiştir. Bu çalışmada, daha önce belgelenmemiş Kingella denitrificans kaynaklı kateterle ilişkili bir kan dolaşımı enfeksiyonunu sunuyoruz. Mikroorganizma için bir antibiyogram testi yapılmamış olmasına rağmen, intravenöz meropenem tedavisi ve enfekte olmuş kalıcı tünelli subklavyen kateterin çıkarılmasıyla klinik ve laboratuvar bulgularında iyileşme sağlanmıştır.

Keywords

Kingella denitrificans , meropenem , kateterle ilişkili enfeksiyon , ateş , bakteri

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.

Keywords

Kingella denitrificans , meropenem , catheter-related infection , fever , bacteria

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