Unveiling an Unusual Organism: Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection Due to Acinetobacter lwoffii

Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) are serious complications in patients requiring long-term intravascular catheterization, particularly in immunocompromised individuals. <i>Acinetobacter lwoffii</i>, a low-virulence, non-fermentative gram-negative bacillus, is an uncommon cause of CRBSI. We report the case of a 43-year-old female patient on long-term hemodialysis who developed <i>A. lwoffii</i>-associated CRBSI. This case highlights the diagnostic challenges, management strategies, and importance of early intervention in infections caused by <i>A. lwoffii.</i>

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Cureus
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2025-03-09
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https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.80318
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Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
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Unveiling an Unusual Organism: Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection Due to Acinetobacter lwoffii

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Unveiling an Unusual Organism: Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection Due to Acinetobacter lwoffii

Sujata Jayant Khatal, Arundhati Diwan, Komal Singh, Rohan Kelkar, Mahendra Deoker
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Abstract

Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) are serious complications in patients requiring long-term intravascular catheterization, particularly in immunocompromised individuals. <i>Acinetobacter lwoffii</i>, a low-virulence, non-fermentative gram-negative bacillus, is an uncommon cause of CRBSI. We report the case of a 43-year-old female patient on long-term hemodialysis who developed <i>A. lwoffii</i>-associated CRBSI. This case highlights the diagnostic challenges, management strategies, and importance of early intervention in infections caused by <i>A. lwoffii.</i>

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