title: Fatal case of Herbaspirillum seropedicae bacteremia secondary to pneumonia in an end-stage renal disease patient with multiple myeloma.
abstract: Herbaspirillum spp. are rare causes of human infections associated primarily with bacteremia in cancer patients. We report the first fatal case of bacteremia secondary to pneumonia caused by Herbaspirillum seropedicae in a 65-year-old man with end-stage renal disease and multiple myeloma.
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Microbiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. Electronic address: nuntras@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Nuntra
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Suwantarat
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Microbiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: La'Tonzia L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Romagnoli
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Microbiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Microbiology Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Karen C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Carroll
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D042803:Herbaspirillum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications*; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000150:complications*
keywords: Bacteremia; Gram-negative rods; Herbaspirillum seropedicae; Non-fermenters; Oxidase-positive; Pneumonia