Bacteremia due to imipenem-resistant Roseomonas mucosa in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2014 Apr;36(3):e165-8. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e318290d503.

Abstract

Roseomonas are described as opportunistic pathogens rarely involved in human infections. Their identification requires molecular methods and their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern varies according to the species. We report the first case of bacteremia due to Roseomonas mucosa in a child with leukemia and reviewed pediatric cases of Roseomonas infection, for which undoubted strain identification was available. Favorable outcome was observed despite resistance to numerous β-lactams that may account for delayed effective treatment, suggesting the low virulence of Roseomonas in children. Here, the strain also displayed unusual resistance to imipenem, highlighting the possible acquisition of additional resistance by this pathogen.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Bacteremia / drug therapy
  • Bacteremia / microbiology*
  • Bacteremia / pathology
  • Child
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial*
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Imipenem / therapeutic use*
  • Methylobacteriaceae / drug effects
  • Methylobacteriaceae / isolation & purification*
  • Mucous Membrane / microbiology*
  • Precursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / drug therapy
  • Precursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / microbiology*
  • Precursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / pathology
  • Prognosis

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Imipenem