Tsukamurella inchonensis isolated from catheter of an Ecuadorian patient with hemodialysis

We report a case of catheter-related bloodstream infection by Tsukamurella inchonensis, identified using 16S rRNA gene sequencing, in a patient with arterial hypertension for 20 years and chronic kidney disease in hemodialysis since 08/07/2019. To our knowledge, this is the first case of T. inchonen...

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Main Authors: Zurita Jeannete, Noriega Ana, Pirela Oscar, Ariane Paz y Miño, González Cecibel, María Belén Solís
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-01-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250922001226
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author Zurita Jeannete
Noriega Ana
Pirela Oscar
Ariane Paz y Miño
González Cecibel
María Belén Solís
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description We report a case of catheter-related bloodstream infection by Tsukamurella inchonensis, identified using 16S rRNA gene sequencing, in a patient with arterial hypertension for 20 years and chronic kidney disease in hemodialysis since 08/07/2019. To our knowledge, this is the first case of T. inchonensis in Ecuador.
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spelling doaj.art-844997cd5c054c77ad1e7f1a151914862022-12-22T00:24:12ZengElsevierIDCases2214-25092022-01-0128e01494Tsukamurella inchonensis isolated from catheter of an Ecuadorian patient with hemodialysisZurita Jeannete0Noriega Ana1Pirela Oscar2Ariane Paz y Miño3González Cecibel4María Belén Solís5Unidad de Investigaciones en Biomedicina, Zurita & Zurita Laboratorios, Quito, Ecuador; Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador; Corresponding author at: Unidad de Investigaciones en Biomedicina, Zurita & Zurita Laboratorios, Quito, Ecuador.Renal Center, Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas, EcuadorRenal Center, Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas, EcuadorUnidad de Investigaciones en Biomedicina, Zurita & Zurita Laboratorios, Quito, EcuadorUnidad de Investigaciones en Biomedicina, Zurita & Zurita Laboratorios, Quito, EcuadorUnidad de Investigaciones en Biomedicina, Zurita & Zurita Laboratorios, Quito, EcuadorWe report a case of catheter-related bloodstream infection by Tsukamurella inchonensis, identified using 16S rRNA gene sequencing, in a patient with arterial hypertension for 20 years and chronic kidney disease in hemodialysis since 08/07/2019. To our knowledge, this is the first case of T. inchonensis in Ecuador.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250922001226TsukamurellaBacteremiaCentral-line associated bloodstream infectionHemodyalisis
spellingShingle Zurita Jeannete
Noriega Ana
Pirela Oscar
Ariane Paz y Miño
González Cecibel
María Belén Solís
Tsukamurella inchonensis isolated from catheter of an Ecuadorian patient with hemodialysis
IDCases
Tsukamurella
Bacteremia
Central-line associated bloodstream infection
Hemodyalisis
title Tsukamurella inchonensis isolated from catheter of an Ecuadorian patient with hemodialysis
title_full Tsukamurella inchonensis isolated from catheter of an Ecuadorian patient with hemodialysis
title_fullStr Tsukamurella inchonensis isolated from catheter of an Ecuadorian patient with hemodialysis
title_full_unstemmed Tsukamurella inchonensis isolated from catheter of an Ecuadorian patient with hemodialysis
title_short Tsukamurella inchonensis isolated from catheter of an Ecuadorian patient with hemodialysis
title_sort tsukamurella inchonensis isolated from catheter of an ecuadorian patient with hemodialysis
topic Tsukamurella
Bacteremia
Central-line associated bloodstream infection
Hemodyalisis
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250922001226
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