First report of sepsis caused by Rhodococcus corynebacterioides in a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome.
We report a case of sepsis caused by Rhodococcus corynebacterioides, identified using 16S rRNA gene sequencing, in a myelodysplastic syndrome patient who had undergone hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. This is the first report of R. corynebacterioides infection in a human.
Department of Clinical Laboratory, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. tohda.mlab@tmd.ac.jp
Yuka
Y
Kitamura
Etsuko
E
Sawabe
Kiyofumi
K
Ohkusu
Naoko
N
Tojo
Shuji
S
Tohda
D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008853:Microscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000150:complications*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012240:Rhodococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S