title: First report on the isolation of Aureimonas altamirensis from a patient with peritonitis.
abstract: The isolation of Aureimonas altamirensis (a rare opportunistic pathogen with a yet unresolved pathogenicity) from the ascites fluid of a patient with bacterial peritonitis is reported. The strain was first identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) and the result was confirmed using 16S rDNA sequencing. An antimicrobial susceptibility profile was determined according to the European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) guidelines published in 2013, revealing sensitivity to all antibiotics tested. The patient was treated effectively with levofloxacin.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Hygiene, Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, Fiedlerstr. 42, 01307 Dresden, Germany. Electronic address: percy.schroettner@tu-dresden.de.
authors.forename: Percy
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schröttner
authors.affiliation: Institut für Virologie, Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: Wolfram W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Rudolph
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: Franziska
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Taube
authors.affiliation: Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Hygiene, Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, Fiedlerstr. 42, 01307 Dresden, Germany; Institut für Virologie, Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gunzer
mesh_terms: D020561:Alphaproteobacteria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*
keywords: 16S rDNA sequencing; Aureimonas altamirensis; MALDI-TOF MS; Peritonitis