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First case of bacteremia caused by Janibacter hoylei
Author(s) -
Lim Yong Kwan,
Kweon Oh Joo,
Kim Hye Ryoun,
Kim Tae Hyoung,
Lee MiKyung
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
apmis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0903-4641
DOI - 10.1111/apm.12693
Subject(s) - bacteremia , bacilli , blood culture , pathogen , 16s ribosomal rna , vancomycin , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , biology , antibiotics , bacteria , staphylococcus aureus , genetics
Janibacter hoylei has previously been isolated only from an air sample in the upper atmosphere and clinical significance of J. hoylei was not yet established. Herein, we report a case of bacteremia caused by J. hoylei . An 8‐week‐old previously healthy male infant presented to the emergency room with fever. Blood culture yielded growth of Gram‐positive bacilli and this microorganism could not be identified with conventional phenotypic methods. The isolate was identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing, and the patient was successfully treated with vancomycin. To our knowledge, this is the first report of the recovery of J. hoylei in humans. This case shows that J. hoylei can be a potential pathogen in young children.