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First case of bloodstream infection caused by Rhodococcus erythropolis.


ABSTRACT: We describe the first case of bloodstream infection caused by Rhodococcus erythropolis. The identification was performed using 16S rRNA sequencing. This case illustrates that non-equi Rhodococcus infections may be underdiagnosed due to difficulties in identification in the routine clinical microbiology laboratory.

SUBMITTER: Baba H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2725670 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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First case of bloodstream infection caused by Rhodococcus erythropolis.

Baba Hisashi H   Nada Toshi T   Ohkusu Kiyofumi K   Ezaki Takayuki T   Hasegawa Yoshinori Y   Paterson David L DL  

Journal of clinical microbiology 20090603 8


We describe the first case of bloodstream infection caused by Rhodococcus erythropolis. The identification was performed using 16S rRNA sequencing. This case illustrates that non-equi Rhodococcus infections may be underdiagnosed due to difficulties in identification in the routine clinical microbiology laboratory. ...[more]

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