title: Catheter-related bloodstream infection by Tsukamurella inchonensis in an immunocompromised patient.
abstract: We report a case of catheter-related bloodstream infection by Tsukamurella inchonensis, identified using 16S rRNA gene sequencing, in a patient with myelofibrosis who underwent a bone marrow transplant. Tsukamurella species infections are rare. To our knowledge, this is the first case of T. inchonensis bloodstream infection in an immunocompromised patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Laboratory, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Isao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Takebe
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Laboratory, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Etsuko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sawabe
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Regeneration and Advanced Medical Science, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan.
authors.forename: Kiyofumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohkusu
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Laboratory, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Naoko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tojo
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Laboratory, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan tohda.mlab@tmd.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Shuji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tohda
mesh_terms: D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D055728:Primary Myelofibrosis / Q000628:therapy; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S