title: Clinical and microbiological characteristics of Rhizobium radiobacter infections.
abstract: Data obtained from 1996 to 2002 on 13 patients with Rhizobium radiobacter infections were analyzed. Ten patients (76%) had underlying hematological malignancy or solid-organ cancer. Six patients (46%) had febrile neutropenia during the course of R. radiobacter infection. The majority (54%) of infections were catheter-related bacteremia, and 92% of infections were hospital acquired. All the patients survived. Eighteen isolates were recovered from the 13 patients, and each isolate was susceptible to cefepime, piperacillin-tazobactam, carbapenems, and ciprofloxacin. The pulsed-field gel electrophoresis profiles differed among the isolates recovered from different patients, indicating the absence of nosocomial spread of the organism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chih-Cheng
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Lee-Jene
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Teng
authors.forename: Po-Ren
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Hsueh
authors.forename: Ang
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Kuang-Chau
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Jih-Luh
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Hwei-Fang
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Tien
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016960:Agrobacterium tumefaciens / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology*; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents