Osteomyelitis due to multiple carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacteria: The first case report of a GES-13-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolate in Canada.

Abstract

A case of osteomyelitis in an infant following a burn injury sustained in Pakistan caused by a GES-13-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa (the first reported in Canada) and an OXA-48 producing Klebsiella pneumoniae is described. The present case serves to highlight the importance of international travel as a risk factor for infection with carbapenemase-producing bacteria and the challenges in the laboratory detection of these organisms.

• Authors: Shadi Sepehri, Guillaume Poliquin, Nora Alfattoh, David Boyd, Michael Mulvey, Andrew Denisuik, Sergio Fanella, James Karlowsky, Andrew Walkty
• Journal: The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale (Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol) Vol. 25 Issue 4 Pg. 229-31 (Jul 2014) ISSN: 1712-9532 [Print] Egypt
• PMID: 25285131 (Publication Type: Case Reports)