title: Primary bacteraemia caused by Rhizobium radiobacter in a patient with solid tumours.
abstract: A case of Rhizobium radiobacter primary bacteraemia in a patient with solid tumours is reported. Corticosteroid therapy and diabetes mellitus were the predisposing factors. The patient was treated successfully with amikacin and piperacillin/tazobactam. The clinical isolate was identified as R. radiobacter by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Phytopathogenicity tests and a PCR assay demonstrated that the organism was not a plant pathogen.
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Christakis
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Alexaki
authors.affiliation: Benaki Phytopathological Institute, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Alivizatos
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Chalkiopoulou
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Athanasiou
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, School of Medicine, University of Patras, 265 00 Rion Patras, Greece.
authors.forename: I K
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Zarkadis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016960:Agrobacterium tumefaciens / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000583:Amikacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D006889:Hydroxycorticosteroids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D010878:Piperacillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D006889:Hydroxycorticosteroids; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D000583:Amikacin; D010878:Piperacillin