scholarly journals An Uncommon Cause Of Bacteremia: Comamonas Testosteroni (A Case Report)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gülseren Samancı Aktar ◽  
Zeynep Ayaydın ◽  
Arzu Rahmanalı Onur ◽  
Demet Gür Vural ◽  
Hakan Temiz
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Comamonas Testosteroni

scholarly journals A Rare Pathogen Comamonas Testosteroni: A Case Report And Review of The Literature

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Gayenur Buyukberber ◽  
Ipek Mumcuoglu ◽  
B.Orkun Ozbay ◽  
Adalet Aypak ◽  
Bedia Dinc
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Opportunistic Infections ◽  
Automatic Device ◽  
Hospital Environment ◽  
Comamonas Testosteroni ◽  
Persistent Cloaca ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Vitek 2 ◽  
Culture Identification ◽  
Susceptibility Tests

Abstract Comamonas testosteroni is a Gram- negative, aerobic, motile, non-spore-forming bacillus. It has not been recognized as a component of the endogenous human microflora. Due to its ability to survive in liquid environments, it can survive for a long time in a hospital environment and cause opportunistic infections. Although rare, C. testosteroni has been reported as a cause of cellulitis, peritonitis, endocarditis, meningitis, endophthalmitis, tenosynovitis, pneumonia and bacteremia. Here, we present a case of a 4-year-old girl who was operated on for persistent cloaca with C. testosteroni isolated in her urine culture. Identification studies were performed by MALDI-TOF MS (bioMerieux, France) mass spectrophotometer method. Antibiotic susceptibility tests were performed with the automatic device VITEK-2 Compact (bioMérieux, France). Microorganism was found susceptible to ceftazidime and ciprofloxacin; intermediate susceptible to meropenem and piperacillin / tazobactam and resistant to gentamicin, amikacin, imipenem and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. With this case report, C. testosteroni was reported as the first cause of urinary tract infection in our country and the third in the world.

scholarly journals Polymicrobial Bacteremia InvolvingComamonas testosteroni

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose Orsini ◽  
Eric Tam ◽  
Naomi Hauser ◽  
Salil Rajayer
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Infectious Agent ◽  
Bloodstream Infections ◽  
Opportunistic Pathogen ◽  
Comamonas Testosteroni ◽  
Environmental Distribution ◽  
Delftia Acidovorans ◽  
Polymicrobial Bacteremia ◽  
Respiratory Treatment ◽  
Intravenous Catheters

Comamonasspp. are uncommon isolates in microbiology laboratories and have been rarely observed as an infectious agent in clinical practice. They have widespread environmental distribution and have been isolated from water, soil, and plants as well as from some hospital devices such as intravenous catheters and water contained in humidifier reservoirs used in respiratory treatment. The genusComamonasoriginally contained the following species:acidovorans, testosteroni, kerstersii, terrigena, denitrificans, andnitrativorans. It now contains 17 species, whileacidovoransspp. have been reclassified asDelftia acidovorans. In spite of its uncommon human pathogenesis, there are few reports on the aggressive manner of it as an opportunistic pathogen, mostly related totestosteronispp. We present a case of polymicrobial bacteremia involvingComamonas testosteroni. The aim of this case report is to alert clinicians to the potential diagnosis of bloodstream infections caused by uncommon pathogens.

Comamonas testosteroni meningitis in a patient with recurrent cholesteatoma. Case report

Apmis ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 111 (4) ◽  
pp. 474-476 ◽  
Author(s):  
BILGIN ARDA ◽  
SOHRET AYDEMIR ◽  
TANSU YAMAZHAN ◽  
ABDULLAHI HASSAN ◽  
ALPER TUNGER ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Comamonas Testosteroni

Comamonas testosteroni endocarditis in Turkey: A case report and review of the literature

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arzu Duran ◽  
FaikFevzi Okur ◽  
Veysel Sahin ◽  
IhsanSami Uyar ◽  
AhmetFeyzi Abacilar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Comamonas Testosteroni ◽  
Review Of The Literature

Misophonia: An Evidence-Based Case Report

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 685-690
Author(s):  
C. S. Vanaja ◽  
Miriam Soni Abigail
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Case History ◽  
Pure Tone ◽  
Physiological Responses ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Management Option ◽  
Pure Tone Audiogram

Purpose Misophonia is a sound tolerance disorder condition in certain sounds that trigger intense emotional or physiological responses. While some persons may experience misophonia, a few patients suffer from misophonia. However, there is a dearth of literature on audiological assessment and management of persons with misophonia. The purpose of this report is to discuss the assessment of misophonia and highlight the management option that helped a patient with misophonia. Method A case study of a 26-year-old woman with the complaint of decreased tolerance to specific sounds affecting quality of life is reported. Audiological assessment differentiated misophonia from hyperacusis. Management included retraining counseling as well as desensitization and habituation therapy based on the principles described by P. J. Jastreboff and Jastreboff (2014). A misophonia questionnaire was administered at regular intervals to monitor the effectiveness of therapy. Results A detailed case history and audiological evaluations including pure-tone audiogram and Johnson Hyperacusis Index revealed the presence of misophonia. The patient benefitted from intervention, and the scores of the misophonia questionnaire indicated a decrease in the severity of the problem. Conclusions It is important to differentially diagnose misophonia and hyperacusis in persons with sound tolerance disorders. Retraining counseling as well as desensitization and habituation therapy can help patients who suffer from misophonia.

Intensive Stuttering Therapy With Telepractice Follow-up: A Case Study

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farzan Irani ◽  
Rodney Gabel
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Therapeutic Intervention ◽  
Intensive Therapy ◽  
Positive Outcome ◽  
Eclectic Approach

This case report describes the positive outcome of a therapeutic intervention that integrated an intensive, residential component with follow-up telepractice for a 21 year old male who stutters. This therapy utilized an eclectic approach to intensive therapy in conjunction with a 12-month follow-up via video telepractice. The results indicated that the client benefited from the program as demonstrated by a reduction in percent stuttered syllables, a reduction in stuttering severity, and a change in attitudes and feelings related to stuttering and speaking.

A Tape-Recorded Therapy Method for Stutterers: A Case Report

1970 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 188-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryann Peins ◽  
Bernard S. Lee ◽  
W. Edward McGough
Keyword(s):  
Case Report

The Use of Real-Time Visual Displays of Speech in the Training of a Profoundly Deaf, Nonspeaking Child: A Case Report

1971 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 397-409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel E. Stark
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Speech Production ◽  
Behavior Problem ◽  
Deaf Children ◽  
Developmental Sequence ◽  
Visual Displays ◽  
Individual Instruction ◽  
Academic Record ◽  
Extract Information

Real-time amplitude contour and spectral displays were used in teaching speech production skills to a profoundly deaf, nonspeaking boy. This child had a visual attention problem, a behavior problem, and a poor academic record. In individual instruction, he was first taught to produce features of speech, for example, friction, nasal, and stop, which are present in vocalizations of 6- to 9-month-old infants, and then to combine these features in syllables and words. He made progress in speech, although sign language and finger spelling were taught at the same time. Speech production skills were retained after instruction was terminated. The results suggest that deaf children are able to extract information about the features of speech from visual displays, and that a developmental sequence should be followed as far as possible in teaching speech production skills to them.

Erratum: Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Dissection

1980 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank B. Wilson ◽  
D. J. Oldring ◽  
Kathleen Mueller
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve ◽  
Laryngeal Nerve ◽  
Long Period ◽  
Initial Surgery

On page 112 of the report by Wilson, Oldring, and Mueller ("Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Dissection: A Case Report Involving Return of Spastic Dysphonia after Initial Surgery," pp. 112-118), the paraphrase from Cooper (1971), "if the patients are carefully selected and are willing to remain in therapy for a long period of time," was inadvertantly put in quotation marks.

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