Open AccessBacteremia Caused by Microbacterium binotii in a Patient with Sickle Cell Anemia
Author(s) -
Sarah N. Buss,
Richard Starlin,
Peter C. Iwen
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.02443-13
Subject(s) - bacteremia , microbacterium , microbiology and biotechnology , sickle cell anemia , anemia , biology , 16s ribosomal rna , medicine , bacteria , genetics , cell , antibiotics
Microbacterium species are non-spore-forming, Gram-positive rods rarely associated with human disease. In this report, we describe the first case of bacteremia caused by Microbacterium binotii in a patient with sickle cell anemia. The utility of using 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis along with phenotypic methods for identification is shown.
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