title: Catheter-related bacteremia caused by Comamonas testosteroni in a hemodialysis patient.
abstract: Comamonas testosteroni has rarely been implicated as a human pathogen. In general, the outcome of C. testosteroni infections is favorable. We report a case of fatal bacteremia caused by C. testosteroni in a 64-year-old woman on hemodialysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine Infectious Diseases Unit Hemodialysis Unit, Holy Family Hospital, Nazareth, Israel. w.nseir@yahoo.com
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Nseir
authors.forename: Julnar
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Khateeb
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Awawdeh
authors.forename: Murad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ghali
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D020604:Comamonas testosteroni / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*