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* Genus of [[Cellular respiration::aerobic]] [[Stain::Gram-negative]] [[Shape::coccobacillus]] within the family [[Family::Moraxellaceae]] |
* Genus of [[Cellular respiration::aerobic]] [[Stain::Gram-negative]] [[Shape::coccobacillus]] within the family [[Family::Moraxellaceae]] |
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* Tolerant of cold (i.e. psychrotrophic) |
* Tolerant of cold (i.e. psychrotrophic) |
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* May be phenotypically misidentified as [[Neisseria]] |
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* Have been identified in marine environment and isolated from food products |
* Have been identified in marine environment and isolated from food products |
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* May be part of normal gut flora |
* May be part of normal gut flora |
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== Clinical Manifestations == |
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* Infection is rare, more common in immunosuppressed patients |
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* Wound infections after exposure to ocean or marine water |
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* Cases of bacteremia and meningitis |
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== Management == |
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* Generally susceptible to [[cefotaxime]], [[ceftazidime]], [[piperacillin]], [[amikacin]], [[ciprofloxacin]], [[cephalothin]], [[gentamicin]], [[chloramphenicol]], and [[erythromycin]], though some cases of resistance to [[penicillin]], [[aminopenicillins]], and [[macrolides]][[CiteRef::ioannou2025ps]] |
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== Further Reading == |
== Further Reading == |
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Latest revision as of 13:36, 16 April 2026
Background
- Genus of aerobic Gram-negative coccobacillus within the family Moraxellaceae
- Tolerant of cold (i.e. psychrotrophic)
- May be phenotypically misidentified as Neisseria
- Have been identified in marine environment and isolated from food products
- May be part of normal gut flora
Clinical Manifestations
- Infection is rare, more common in immunosuppressed patients
- Wound infections after exposure to ocean or marine water
- Cases of bacteremia and meningitis
Management
- Generally susceptible to cefotaxime, ceftazidime, piperacillin, amikacin, ciprofloxacin, cephalothin, gentamicin, chloramphenicol, and erythromycin, though some cases of resistance to penicillin, aminopenicillins, and macrolides1
Further Reading
- Psychrobacter Infections in Humans-A Narrative Review of Reported Cases. Antibiotics (Basel). 2025;14(2):140. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics14020140. PMID: 40001384; PMCID: PMC11851457.
References
- ^ Petros Ioannou, Afroditi Ziogou, Alexios Giannakodimos, Ilias Giannakodimos, Andreas G. Tsantes, George Samonis. Psychrobacter Infections in Humans—A Narrative Review of Reported Cases. Antibiotics. 2025;14(2):140. doi:10.3390/antibiotics14020140.
