First case of bloodstream infection caused by Rhodococcus erythropolis

J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Aug;47(8):2667-9. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00294-09. Epub 2009 Jun 3.

Abstract

We describe the first case of bloodstream infection caused by Rhodococcus erythropolis. The identification was performed using 16S rRNA sequencing. This case illustrates that non-equi Rhodococcus infections may be underdiagnosed due to difficulties in identification in the routine clinical microbiology laboratory.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Actinomycetales Infections / diagnosis*
  • Actinomycetales Infections / microbiology
  • Aged
  • Bacteremia / diagnosis*
  • Bacteremia / microbiology
  • Cluster Analysis
  • DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
  • DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Rhodococcus / classification*
  • Rhodococcus / isolation & purification*
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial
  • DNA, Ribosomal
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S

Associated data

  • GENBANK/AB499800