Infections Caused by Unusual Methylobacterium Species

被引:45
作者
Lai, Chih-Cheng [2 ]
Cheng, Aristine [3 ]
Liu, Wei-Lun [2 ]
Tan, Che-Kim [4 ]
Huang, Yu-Tsung [1 ,3 ]
Chung, Kuei-Pin [1 ,3 ]
Lee, Meng-Rui [3 ]
Hsueh, Po-Ren [1 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Natl Taiwan Univ, Dept Lab Med, Natl Taiwan Univ Hosp, Coll Med, Taipei 100, Taiwan
[2] Chi Mei Med Ctr, Dept Intens Care Med, Liouying Tainan, Taiwan
[3] Natl Taiwan Univ, Dept Internal Med, Natl Taiwan Univ Hosp, Coll Med, Taipei 100, Taiwan
[4] Chi Mei Med Ctr, Dept Intens Care Med, Tainan, Taiwan
关键词
FACULTATIVELY METHYLOTROPHIC BACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS-MESOPHILICA; PATIENT;
D O I
10.1128/JCM.01241-11
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
We describe six patients with hospital-acquired bacteremia caused by Methylobacterium species, including M. radiotolerans (n = 2), M. thiocyanatum (n = 2), M. aminovorans (n = 1), and M. lusitanum (n = 1), which were confirmed to species level by 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. Among these patients, five had catheter-related bacteremia and all had favorable outcomes.
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页码:3329 / 3331
页数:3
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