INFECTION CAUSED BY MOELLERELLA WISCONSENSIS IN AN ELDERLY PATIENT- A RARE CASE REPORT

Moellerella wisconsensis formerly designated as Enteric group 46 is a nonmotile, facultative anerobic gram-negative bacillus. It is a rare pathogen that is infrequently observed in clinical settings but has been isolated from stools, urine, blood culture, infected gallbladder, biliary aspirates, peritoneal exudates, bronchial aspirates. M. wisconsensis is increasingly recognized for its opportunistic pathogenic potential and emerging antimicrobial resistance. The resistance acquired by this bacteria to multiple classes of antibiotics is a matter of growing concern as it markedly reduces the efcacy of available antimicrobial therapies. We present a case of infection due to M. wisconsensis which was isolated from the urine sample of an elderly patient who was diagnosed with urosepsis.