Dermabacter hominis

Background

• Factulative anaerobic, catalase-positive, non-motile irregular Gram-positive bacillus
• Member of skin flora

Clinical Manifestations

• Bacteremia, abscess, vascular graft infection, osteomyelitis, wound infection, eye infection, peritoneal dialysis infection

Management

• Routinely susceptible to vancomycin, teicoplanin, linezolid
• Variable susceptibility to beta-lactams, fluoroquinolones, and clindamycin
• Possibly daptomycin-resistant