Human infection with Delftia tsuruhatensis isolated from a central venous catheter.
We present the case of a patient with catheter-related infection caused by Delftia tsuruhatensis, a newly described species closely related to Delftia acidovorans (formerly Comamonas acidovorans). To date, D. tsuruhatensis has not been described as a pathogen. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report describing D. tsuruhatensis as the causative agent of a human infection.
Clinic and Policlinic for Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, Raemisstrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
Benjamin
B
Preiswerk
Clinic and Policlinic for Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, Raemisstrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
Silvia
S
Ullrich
Clinic and Policlinic for Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, Raemisstrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
Rudolf
R
Speich
Institute for Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich, Gloriastrasse 30/32, 8006 Zurich, Switzerland.
Guido V
GV
Bloemberg
Institute for Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich, Gloriastrasse 30/32, 8006 Zurich, Switzerland.
Michael
M
Hombach
D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects; D057785:Catheters / Q000382:microbiology*; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D042742:Delftia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S