Implantable cardiac defibrillator pocket infection due to a previously undescribed Cupriavidus species.
The genus Cupriavidus consists of Gram-negative, nonfermenting bacteria most of which are environmental organisms, though some species have been associated with human disease. We report the recovery and identification of an isolate that represents a previously undescribed species of Cupriavidus from an implantable cardiac defibrillator pocket infection.
Christensen
Joshua B
JB
University of Colorado Denver, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. Joshua.Christensen@ucdenver.edu
Vitko
Nicholas P
NP
Voskuil
Martin I
MI
Castillo-Mancilla
Jose R
JR
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D049921:Cupriavidus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents