Clinical and microbiological characteristics of Rhizobium radiobacter infections.
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.
Lai
Chih-Cheng
CC
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Teng
Lee-Jene
LJ
Hsueh
Po-Ren
PR
Yuan
Ang
A
Tsai
Kuang-Chau
KC
Tang
Jih-Luh
JL
Tien
Hwei-Fang
HF
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
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents