Massilia timonae bacteremia: An unusual pathogen of septic abortion

Gawahir A Ali; Emad B Ibrahim; Sanjay H Doiphode; Wael Goravey

doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2022.e01592

Massilia timonae bacteremia: An unusual pathogen of septic abortion

IDCases. 2022 Aug 2:29:e01592. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2022.e01592. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Gawahir A Ali¹, Emad B Ibrahim², Sanjay H Doiphode², Wael Goravey¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Infectious Diseases, Communicable Diseases Centre, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
² Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, HMC, Doha, Qatar.

Abstract

Massilia timonae infections in humans have rarely been reported. To the best of our knowledge, M. timonae has not been previously recognized as a causative agent of obstetric or gynecological infections. Timely identification of this unusual pathogen and the use of targeted antimicrobial therapy are crucial to avoid consequences and treatment failure.

Keywords: Bacteremia; Massilia timonae; Septic abortion.