title: Implantable cardiac defibrillator pocket infection due to a previously undescribed Cupriavidus species.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University of Colorado Denver, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. Joshua.Christensen@ucdenver.edu
authors.forename: Joshua B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Christensen
authors.forename: Nicholas P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Vitko
authors.forename: Martin I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Voskuil
authors.forename: Jose R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Castillo-Mancilla
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents