Tsukamurella tyrosinosolvens intravascular catheter-related bacteremia in a haematology patient: a case report
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2011
Abstract
Tsukamurella spp. are a rare but important cause of intravascular catheter-related bacteremia in immunocompromised patients. The organism is an aerobic, Gram-positive, weakly acid-fast bacillus that is difficult to differentiate using standard laboratory methods from other aerobic actinomycetales such as Nocardia spp., Rhododoccus spp., Gordonia spp., and the rapid growing Mycobacterium spp. We report a case of Tsukamurella tyrosinosolvens catheter-related bacteremia in a 51-year-old haematology patient who responded to treatment with imipenem and subsequent line removal. 16srRNA sequencing allowed for the prompt identification of this organism.
Keywords
Medical Microbiology
Divisions
fac_med
Publication Title
European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences
Volume
15
Issue
11
Additional Information
Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. rina@ummc.edu.my