First report of sepsis caused by Rhodococcus corynebacterioides in a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome.

Abstract

We report a case of sepsis caused by Rhodococcus corynebacterioides, identified using 16S rRNA gene sequencing, in a myelodysplastic syndrome patient who had undergone hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. This is the first report of R. corynebacterioides infection in a human.

• Authors: Yuka Kitamura, Etsuko Sawabe, Kiyofumi Ohkusu, Naoko Tojo, Shuji Tohda
• Journal: Journal of clinical microbiology (J Clin Microbiol) Vol. 50 Issue 3 Pg. 1089-91 (Mar 2012) ISSN: 1098-660X [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 22205796 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Anti-Bacterial Agents
• DNA, Bacterial
• DNA, Ribosomal
• RNA, Ribosomal, 16S

Topics

• Actinomycetales Infections (diagnosis, microbiology, pathology)
• Anti-Bacterial Agents (pharmacology)
• Bacteriological Techniques (methods)
• Cluster Analysis
• DNA, Bacterial (chemistry, genetics)
• DNA, Ribosomal (chemistry, genetics)
• Humans
• Immunocompromised Host
• Male
• Microbial Sensitivity Tests
• Microscopy
• Middle Aged
• Molecular Sequence Data
• Myelodysplastic Syndromes (complications)
• Phylogeny
• RNA, Ribosomal, 16S (genetics)
• Rhodococcus (classification, drug effects, genetics, isolation & purification)
• Sepsis (diagnosis, microbiology, pathology)
• Sequence Analysis, DNA
• Stem Cell Transplantation (adverse effects)