Catheter-associated bloodstream infection caused by Leifsonia aquatica in a haemodialysis patient: a case report

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dc.contributor.authorPorte, Lorena
dc.contributor.authorSoto, Andres
dc.contributor.authorAndrighetti, Daniela
dc.contributor.authorDabanch, Jeannette
dc.contributor.authorBraun, Stephanie
dc.contributor.authorSaldivia, Alejandra
dc.contributor.authorFlores, Juan Carlos
dc.contributor.authorWozniak, Aniela
dc.contributor.authorGarcia, Patricia
dc.contributor.authorWeitzel, Thomas
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-29T16:46:01Z
dc.date.available2017-05-29T16:46:01Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractLeifsonia 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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dc.identifier.citationJournal of Medical Microbiology, 2012 Jun;61(Pt 6):868-73
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11447/1358
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.037457-0
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherMicrobiology Society
dc.subjectinfections
dc.subjectLeifsonia aquatica infections
dc.subjectcatheter-related bloodstream infection
dc.subjecthaemodialysis patient
dc.subjectvancomycin
dc.titleCatheter-associated bloodstream infection caused by Leifsonia aquatica in a haemodialysis patient: a case report
dc.typeArtículo

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