Open AccessPersistent Bloodstream Infection with Kocuria rhizophila Related to a Damaged Central Catheter
Author(s) -
Didier Moissenet,
Karsten Becker,
Audrey Mérens,
Agnès Ferroni,
Béatrice Dubern,
Hoang Vu-Thien
Publication year - 2012
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.06038-11
Subject(s) - microbiology and biotechnology , bloodstream infection , strain (injury) , 16s ribosomal rna , biology , bacteria , genetics , anatomy
A case of persistent bloodstream infection with Kocuria rhizophila related to a damaged central venous catheter in a 3-year-old girl with Hirschsprung's disease is reported. The strain was identified as K. rhizophila by 16S rRNA gene sequencing and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry. Arbitrarily primed PCR analysis showed a clonal strain. The repeated septic episodes were resolved with the catheter repair.
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