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J Med Microbiol 55 (2006), 1153-1156; DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46634-0
© 2006 Society for General Microbiology
ISSN 1473-5644

Case Report

Central line-related bacteraemia due to Roseomonas mucosa in a neutropenic patient with acute myeloid leukaemia in Piraeus, Greece

G. B. Christakis1, S. Perlorentzou1, P. Alexaki1, A. Megalakaki2 and I. K. Zarkadis3

1 ,2 Department of Microbiology1 and Haematology Clinic2 , METAXA Cancer Hospital, 185 37 Piraeus, Greece

3 Department of Biology, School of Medicine, University of Patras, 26500 Rion Patra, Greece

Correspondence
G. B. Christakis
chri-kis{at}hol.gr

Received 16 March 2006
Accepted 9 May 2006

A case of central venous catheter-related bacteraemia due to Roseomonas mucosa in a neutropenic patient with acute myelogenous leukaemia is reported. The patient was successfully treated with amikacin and piperacillin-tazobactam. The clinical isolate was identified as R. mucosa by 16S rRNA gene sequencing.

Abbreviations: CVC, central venous catheter.

The GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence determined in this paper is AM161051.






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