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Sinus Infection Due to Eikenella corrodens
James P. Dudley, MD;
Ellie J. C. Goldstein, MD;
W. Lance George, MD;
Bonnie V. Bock, MD;
Barbara D. Kirby, MD;
Sydney M. Finegold, MD
Arch Otolaryngol. 1978;104(8):462-463.
Abstract
• Eikenella corrodens is a Gram-negative rod that has been identified as a cause of endocarditis, osteomyelitis, pneumonia, cellulitis, and other infections. Because it is difficult to grow unless it is incubated in 10% carbon dioxide and because it may be overgrown by other organisms, it can be overlooked as a sinus pathogen. This is a report of the isolation of E corrodens from the sinuses of three patients with sinusitis. Three important features of infection with E corrodens, which are illustrated by these cases, are as follows: (1) the indolence of E corrodens infections; (2) the unusual susceptibility pattern of E corrodens; and (3) the fact that E corrodens is often isolated in mixed culture. The purulent contents of sinus cavities should be cultured in aerobic, anaerobic, and 10% carbon dioxide atmospheres.
(Arch Otolaryngol 104:462-463, 1978)
Author Affiliations
From the Division of Head and Neck Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles (Dr Dudley), and the Infectious Disease Section, Department of Medicine, Wadsworth Hospital Center, Veterans Administration, Los Angeles (Drs Goldstein, George, Bock, Kirby, and Finegold).
Footnotes
Accepted for publication April 4, 1978.
Reprint requests to Division of Head and Neck Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, Room 62-158CHS, Los Angeles, CA 90024 (Dr Dudley).
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