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Tabla 1. Resumen de los casos publicados de IP por Oerskovia Oerskovia xanthineolytica en paciente
en diálisis peritoneal. Publicación Póster.
Referencia Paciente Especie Tiempo en DP Tratamiento Retirada La Coruña: VII Reunión nacional de
bibliográfica Tipo de DP antibiótico de Diálisis Peritoneal, 4-6 de febrero de
catéter
2010.
Rihs JD, CM 1990 Hombre 70 años O. xanthineolytica 11 años Vancomicina Sí
7. Rowlinson MC, Bruckner DA, Hinnebusch
DPCA y gentamicina
C, Nielsen K, Deville JG. Clearance of
Borra S, AJKD 1996 Mujer 59 años O. xanthineolytica 6 semanas Vancomicina No
Cellulosimicrobium cellulans bacteriemia
DPCA y Doxaciclina
in a Child without Central Venous
Lujan-Zilbermann, Hombre 13 años O. xanthineolytica 11 meses Vancomicina No
Catheter Renoval. J Clin Microbiol
J PIDJ 1999 DPCA
2006;44:2650-4.
Moyano MJ, Hombre 75 años O. xanthineolytica 4 años Vancomicina Sí
8. Brown JM, Steigerwalt AG, Money RE,
Reunión anual DPCA
Daneshvar MI, Romero LJ, McNeil MM.
del DP 2010
Characterization of clinical isolates
Presente caso, Hombre 62 años O. turbata 3 años Vancomicina Sí
previously identified as Oerskovia turbata:
2010 DPA ciprofloxacino
proposal of Cellulosimicrobium funkei sp.
y cotrimoxazol
Nov. and emended description of the
genus Cellulosimicrobium. Intern J Syst
traño. En todos los casos el germen ha ampliamente distribuido en la naturale- Evol Microbiol 2006;56:801-4.
sido sensible in vitro al antibiótico, za. Puede afectar a pacientes inmunode- 9. Reller LB, Maddoux GL, Mark MD,
aunque los resultados in vivo han sido primidos e inmunocompetentes porta- Eckman R, Pappas G. Bacterial
pobres7. Nuestro caso, a pesar del tra- dores de cuerpos extraños. La respuesta Endocarditis Caused by Oerskovia turbata.
tamiento antibiótico correcto, no con- al tratamiento antibiótico suele ser mala Ann Intern Med 1975;83:664-6.
siguió erradicar la infección y requirió y puede requerir la retirada del catéter. 10. Cruickshank JG, Gawler AH, Shaldon C.
la retirada del catéter de DP. Es posible que en un futuro esta bacte- Oerskovia species: Rare opportunistic
ria sea más común en humanos por su pathogens. J Med Microbiol 1979;12:513-
Esta bacteria es resistente, aunque no distribución en la naturaleza y el au- 5.
especialmente virulenta, ya que no se mento de pacientes inmunodeprimidos 11. Harrington RD, Lewis CG, Aslanzadeh J,
han registrado casos de fallecimiento7,12. portadores de material protésico. Stelmach P, Woolfrey AE. Oerskovia
La mayoría de infecciones por O. tur- xanthineolytica Infection of a Prosthetic
bata eran pacientes en inmunodeprimi- 1. Davenport A. Peritonitis remains the Joint: Case report and Review. J Clin
dos13-15. Nuestro paciente vivía en un major clinical complications of peritoneal Microbiol 1996;34:1821-4.
área urbana y convivía con un gato, dyalisis: the London, UK, peritonitis audit 12. Tucker JD, Montecino R, Winograd JM,
pero no hay referencias que relacionen 2002-2003. Perit Dial Int 2009;29:297- Ferraro MJ, Michelow IC. Pyogenic
la infección por Oerskovia con los ani- 302. Flexor Tenosynovitis Associated with
males domésticos. 2. Jarvis EM, Hawley CM, McDonald SP, Cellulosimicrobium cellulans. J Clin
Brown FG, Rosman JB, Wiggins KL, et al. Microbiol 2008;46:4106-8.
El género Oerskovia suele ser resisten- Predictors, treatment and outcomes of non- 13. LeProwse CR, McNeil MM, Mc Carty JM.
te in vitro a la penicilina, aminoglicó- Pseudomona Gram-negative peritonitis. Catheter-Related Bacteriemia Caused by
sidos, macrólidos y cefalosporinas, y Kidney Int 2010; May 26 (epub). Oerskovia turbata. J Clin Microbiol
presenta resistencia intermedia al ci- 3. Rihs JD, McNeil MM, Brown JM, Yu VL. 1989;27:571-2.
profloxacino. Se considera sensible in Oerskovia xanthineolytica Implicated in 14. Reina J, Llompart I, Altes J. Absceso axilar
vitro a la vancomicina y a la rifampici- Peritonitis Associated with Peritoneal producido por Oerskovia turbata en un
na7,12. En este caso, el germen era sensi- Dialysis: Case Report an review of paciente de SIDA. Rev Clin Esp
ble a la vancomicina, rifampicina, mero- Oerskovia Infections in Humans. J Clin 1991;188:485-6.
pemen y cotrimoxazol, con sensibilidad Microbiol 1990;27:1934-7. 15. Lair MI, Bentolila S, Grenet D, Cahen D,
intermedia al ciprofloxacino. Debido a 4. Borra S, Kleinfeld M. Peritonitis caused by Honderlick P. Oerskovia turbata and
la inexistencia de unos puntos de con- Oerskovia xanthineolytica in a patient on Comamonas acidovorans Bacteremia in a
centración inhibitoria mínima estanda- chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysis Patient with AIDS. Eur J Clin Microbiol
rizados para el estudio de la sensibili- (CAPD). Am J Kidney Dis 1996;27:458. Infect Dis 1996;15:424-6.
dad de esta bacteria, en nuestro hospital 5. Lujan-Zilbermann J, Jones D, DeVincenzo
se utilizaron las CIM para el género J. Oerskovia xanthineolytica peritonitis:
Corynebacterium sp. Case Report and Review. Pediatr Infect Dis L. Betancourt Castellanos1, E. Ponz Clemente1,
J 1999;18:738-9. D. Fontanals Aymerich2, C. Blasco Cabañas1,
En conclusión, las IP por Oerskovia son 6. Moyano MJ, Aresté N, Suárez A, Páez C, D. Marquina Parra1, C. Grau Pueyo1,
infrecuentes a pesar de ser un germen Ortega R, Milán JA. Peritonitis por M. García García1
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1
Servicio de Nefrología. Corporación Sanitaria
Parc Taulí. Institut Universitari Parc Taulí (UAB).
Sabadell, Barcelona.
2
Laboratorio de Microbiología. Corporación
Sanitaria Parc Taulí. Institut Universitari Parc
Taulí (UAB). Sabadell, Barcelona.
Correspondencia: L. Betancourt Castellanos
Servicio de Nefrología.
Corporación Sanitaria Parc Taulí. Figure 1. Subconjunctival bleeding due to difuse episcleritis.
Institut Universitari Parc Taulí (UAB), Parc Taulí s/n.
08203 Sabadell. Barcelona.
lorelaybc@hotmail.com power field, 4 red blood cell casts), and
eponz@tauli.cat a 24 hour proteinuria of 2,2 g. Renal
imaging revealed normal size kidneys
and normal corticomedular
A patient with acute diferentiation. Hemodialysis was
initiated due to uremic syndrome.
renal failure and Chest X-ray and chest CT scan did not
episcleritis, is there show any evidence of active disease in
more than meets the lower respiratory tract. Nasal sinus
CT scan was compatible with a
the eye? previous history of chronic sinusitis
Nefrologia 2011;31(2):225-6 involving right etmoidal and both
doi:10.3265/Nefrologia.pre2010.Dec.10753 maxillary sinus. Nasal mucosa biopsy
showed a non-specific inflammatory Figure 2. Cellular circumferential crescents
process. Serologic panel was negative in more than 80% of glomeruli (Silver
Dear Editor: for HIV1 and 2, HBV and HCV stain, x100).
The kidney and the eye, with their infection, complement fractions were
characteristic vascular anatomy, are within normal range. The
vulnerable to vasculitis syndromes like immunological study was positive for remained on hemodialysis due to
antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies circulating C-ANCA with anti- severe azotemia, without glomerular
(ANCA) associated small vessel proteinase 3 (PR3) activity confirmed hematuria. Since renal function did not
vasculitis1-3. by enzimatic imunoassay (ELISA), and recover and there was no evidence of
negative for anti-nuclear, anti DNAds active extrarenal disease,
Here we present a case of a 44 year old and anti- glomerular basement immunesupressors were discontinued.
male patient complained of asthenia for membrane (anti-GBM) antibodies. The
one month. Two weeks before he renal biopsy revealed a segmentar The authors present a case report of
developed bilateral subconjunctival necrotizing glomerulonephritis with systemic vasculitis associated with
hemorrhage without photophobia or circumferential crescents in more than ANCAs with specificity for anti-
ocular pain. The patient denied 80% of glomeruli (Figure 2). proteinase 3 (PR3), with renal, upper
epistaxis, hemoptysis, abdominal pain, Immunofluorescence microscopy was respiratory tract and eye involvement
arthralgias or myalgias. On examination compatible with a pauci-imune suggestive of Wegener granulomatosis.
he had subconjunctival bleeding due to glomerulonephritis The above
bilateral difuse episcleritis (Figure 1). investigation confirmed the diagnosis The specificity of ANCA and its role
There were no cardiopulmonary of ANCA associated small vessel on prognosis was shown by a
auscultatory findings, no purpura and vasculitis and the patient initiated retrospective study by Sven Weidner,
no signs of arthritis. The patient past treatment with cyclophosphamide involving 80 patients with confirmed
medical history was remarkable for (100 mg id po), methylprednisolone pathological diagnosis of pauci-imune
chronic sinusitis with frequent episodes (1 g id ev) changed to prednisolone glomerulonephritis. In this study,
of epistaxis. The blood panel showed (70 mg id po) after 3 days, and patients with PR3 ANCAs had a higher
severe azotemia (serum creatinine 11,2 prophylactic antibiotherapy with risk of progressing to end-stage renal
mg/dl, BUN 100 mg/dl), normocytic trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole. On disease (ESRD)4. The patient in our
normochromic anaemia (Hb 11,3 g/dl; hospital day four, he had a complete case report, besides having PR3
Ht 33,3%), C-reactive protein 16,9 remission of the oftalmic disease, ANCAs, also presented with a pre-
mg/L (0-10 mg/L), active urinary maintaining severe renal failure. treatment serum creatinine above 500
sediment (30 red blood cells per high- Three months later, our patient µmol/L (5,7 mg/dl), which also