title: Fatal infection caused by Cupriavidus gilardii in a child with aplastic anemia.
abstract: Cupriavidus gilardii is a Gram-negative bacterium that has rarely been associated with human infections. We report a fatal case of sepsis caused by C. gilardii in a previously healthy 12-year-old female.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Division of Medical Microbiology, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 21287-7093, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karafin
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Romagnoli
authors.forename: Doran L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Fink
authors.forename: Tracy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Howard
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rau
authors.forename: Aaron M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Milstone
authors.forename: Karen C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Carroll
mesh_terms: D000741:Anemia, Aplastic / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D049921:Cupriavidus / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005227:Fatty Acids