What is it about?
We report a case of DHF with ARDS who got infected with fatal extensively drug resistance (XDR) (nonsusceptible to >1 agent in all but <2 categories) Alcaligenes faecalis (A. faecalis). This case highlights the importance of micro-organisms in exacerbating dengue infections and the importance of looking for co-infection in patients with certain clinical manifestations.
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Why is it important?
Gram-negative rod A. faecalis, though an environmental organism, can cause fatal infections and should be a pathogen of consideration in such patients
Perspectives
They are resistant to commonly used antibiotics should also be considered in the overall management of patients infected with A. faecalis.
Arun Agarwal
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This page is a summary of: First reported case of Alcaligenes faecalis isolated from bronchoalveolar lavage in a patient with dengue hemorrhagic fever, The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians, January 2017, Medknow,
DOI: 10.4103/2320-8775.177512.
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