Case Report

Bacteremia Due to Comamonas Species Possibly Associated with Exposure to Tropical Fish

Authors: Marcus D. Smith, MD, Jeremy D. Gradon, MD

Abstract

Comamonas species are environmental Gram-negative rods that grow forming pink-pigmented colonies. Despite their common occurrence in nature, they rarely cause human infection. We present a case of Comamonas bacteremia that we think may have been related to tropical fish exposure. The patient was treated successfully with levofloxacin.

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