Molecular identification of Exiguobacterium acetylicum as the aetiological agent of bacteraemia.
A case of catheter-related bacteraemia caused by Exiguobacterium acetylicum is reported in an elderly patient. The availability of sequence-based methods facilitated rapid identification and expanded the spectrum of diseases attributed to coryneform bacteria and specifically to the genus Exiguobacterium.
Keynan
Yoav
Y
Infectious Diseases Unit, Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
Weber
Gabriel
G
Infectious Diseases Unit, Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
Sprecher
Hannah
H
Microbiology Laboratory, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001406:Bacillaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016863:Bacillaceae Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents