First case of bloodstream infection caused by Rhodococcus erythropolis.
We describe the first case of bloodstream infection caused by Rhodococcus erythropolis. The identification was performed using 16S rRNA sequencing. This case illustrates that non-equi Rhodococcus infections may be underdiagnosed due to difficulties in identification in the routine clinical microbiology laboratory.
Baba
Hisashi
H
Department of Infectious Disease, Nagoya University Hospital, Showa-ku, Japan. hibab@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp
Nada
Toshi
T
Ohkusu
Kiyofumi
K
Ezaki
Takayuki
T
Hasegawa
Yoshinori
Y
Paterson
David L
DL
D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D000368:Aged; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012240:Rhodococcus / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S