RESUMO
Actinotignum schaalii is an emerging pathogen in elderly patients with urinary tract pathologies. Two cases of A. schaalii bacteremia are described. Case 1: 79-year-old patient with a history of benign prostatic hyperplasia. He was admitted to the ward for febrile syndrome, abdominal pain, and dysuria. Case 2: 95-year-old patient with prostatic adenomectomy, urethrostomy due to urethral stricture, and benign prostatic hyperplasia. He was admitted due to febrile syndrome, productive cough, bilateral infiltrates with right paracardiac image, and pleural effusion. In both patients, A. schaalii was isolated in blood cultures, identified by MALDITOF-MS mass spectrometry. Only in case 1 was it confirmed that the focus of bacteremia was urinary. It is important to suspect this emerging pathogen in urinary infections with pathological sediment without developing in traditional culture media to ensure adequate empirical treatment. Since most of the isolates show resistance to ciprofloxacin and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.
Assuntos
Actinomycetaceae , Bacteriemia , Hiperplasia Prostática , Infecções Urinárias , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Argentina , Humanos , MasculinoRESUMO
Resumen Actinotignum schaalii es un patógeno emergente en pacientes ancianos con patologías del tracto urinario. Se describen dos casos de bacteriemias por A. schaalii. Caso 1: Paciente de 79 años, con antecedente de hiperplasia benigna prostética. Ingresó a la guardia por síndrome febril, dolor abdominal y disuria. Caso 2: Paciente de 95 anos con adenomectomía prostética, uretrostomía por estrechez uretral e hiperplasia benigna prostética. Ingresó por síndrome febril, tos productiva, infiltrados bilaterales con imagen paracardíaca derecha y derrame pleural. En ambos pacientes se aisló A. schaalii en hemocultivos, identificado por espectrometría de masas MALDI-TOF MS. Solo en el caso 1 se confirmó que el foco de la bacteriemia fue urinario. Es importante sospechar la presencia de este patógeno emergente en infecciones urinarias con sedimento patológico, sin desarrollo en medios de cultivo tradicionales, para garantizar un tratamiento empírico adecuado, ya que la mayoría de los aislamientos presentan resistencia a ciprofloxacina y trimetoprima-sulfametoxazol.
Abstract Actinotignum schaalii is an emerging pathogen in elderly patients with urinary tract pathologies. Two cases of A. schaalii bacteremia are described. Case 1: 79-year-old patient with a history of benign prostatic hyperplasia. He was admitted to the ward for febrile syn-drome, abdominal pain, and dysuria. Case 2: 95-year-old patient with prostatic adenomectomy, urethrostomy due to urethral stricture, and benign prostatic hyperplasia. He was admitted due to febrile syndrome, productive cough, bilateral infiltrates with right paracardiac image, and pleural effusion. In both patients, A. schaalii was isolated in blood cultures, identified by MALDITOF-MS mass spectrometry. Only in case 1 was it confirmed that the focus of bac-teremia was urinary. It is important to suspect this emerging pathogen in urinary infections with pathological sediment without developing in traditional culture media to ensure ade-quate empirical treatment. Since most of the isolates show resistance to ciprofloxacin and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.