Catheter-associated bloodstream infection caused by Leifsonia aquatica in a haemodialysis patient: a case report
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2012
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Microbiology Society
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Abstract
Leifsonia aquatica is an aquatic coryneform rod that is capable of forming biofilms in environmental water sources. It has rarely been associated with human infections and its pathogenicity and clinical significance are uncertain. We describe a case of catheter-related bloodstream infection in a haemodialysis patient. The isolate grew on conventional media as a yellow-pigmented colony, but identification required molecular methods. Although the strain displayed reduced sensitivity to vancomycin, the clinical outcome was favourable after catheter removal and intravenous treatment with this antibiotic. Our report gives further evidence of the capability of this aquatic bacterium to cause human infection.
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Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2012 Jun;61(Pt 6):868-73
Keywords
infections, Leifsonia aquatica infections, catheter-related bloodstream infection, haemodialysis patient, vancomycin