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Sepsis Caused by Ewingella americana in an Immunocompromised Patient: A Case Report

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Human infections caused by Ewingella americana have been rarely described. We report a case of E. americana in a cancer patient undergoing chemotherapy, who developed sepsis during a red blood cell transfusion. This causative pathogen was identified through the patient’s blood culture. The patient was treated with ceftriaxone and showed complete clinical improvement, with no further growth of E. americana or other pathogenic isolates in subsequent blood cultures. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of E. americana infection in a cancer patient undergoing chemotherapy in Türkiye.

Source: Cureus

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.85641

Authors: Hala Jafarova Ayik, Cagla Eyupler, Gizem Yassa, Cagri Aksu, Nurcan Duman

Institutions: Marmara University, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Northwestern Medicine, Phoenixville Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Infections and bacterial resistance

Subfield: Endocrinology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4411140697