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J Med Microbiol 56 (2007), 563-564; DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46866-0
© 2007 Society for General Microbiology
ISSN 1473-5644

Case Report

Molecular identification of Exiguobacterium acetylicum as the aetiological agent of bacteraemia

Yoav Keynan1,{dagger}, Gabriel Weber1 and Hannah Sprecher2

1 Infectious Diseases Unit, Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel

2 Microbiology Laboratory, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel

Correspondence
Yoav Keynan
keynany{at}yahoo.com

Received 31 July 2006
Accepted 29 November 2006

A case of catheter-related bacteraemia caused by Exiguobacterium acetylicum is reported in an elderly patient. The availability of sequence-based methods facilitated rapid identification and expanded the spectrum of diseases attributed to coryneform bacteria and specifically to the genus Exiguobacterium.

{dagger}Present address: Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.






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