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

Authors

Hala Jafarova Ayik
Cagla Eyupler
Gizem Yassa
Cagri Aksu MD, Internal Medicine, Tower Health Phoenixville Hospital, Phoenixville, USAFollow
Nurcan Duman

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-9-2025

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.

Publication Title

Cureus

Volume

17

Issue

6

First Page

85641

Last Page

85641

Recommended Citation

Jafarova Ayik, H., Eyupler, C., Yassa, G., Aksu, C., & Duman, N. (2025). Sepsis Caused by Ewingella americana in an Immunocompromised Patient: A Case Report.. Cureus, 17 (6), 85641-85641. https://doi.org/https://urlisolation.com/browser?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.7759%2Fcureus.85641&traceToken=1752694976;readinghosp_hosted;https:/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/s&clickId=41099BA5-A78D-4BF9-B2D6-614301C05CE3