Tsukamurella tyrosinosolvens intravascular catheter-related bacteremia in a haematology patient: a case report
Tsukamurella spp. are a rare but important cause of intravascular catheter-related bacteremia in immunocompromised patients. The organism is an aerobic, Gram-positive, weakly acid-fast bacillus that is difficult to differentiate using standard laboratory methods from other aerobic actinomycetales su...
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| author | Karunakaran, R. Halim, H.A. Ng, K.P. Hanifah, Y.A. Chin, E. Jaafar, F.L. AbuBakar, Sazaly |
| author_facet | Karunakaran, R. Halim, H.A. Ng, K.P. Hanifah, Y.A. Chin, E. Jaafar, F.L. AbuBakar, Sazaly |
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| description | Tsukamurella spp. are a rare but important cause of intravascular catheter-related bacteremia in immunocompromised patients. The organism is an aerobic, Gram-positive, weakly acid-fast bacillus that is difficult to differentiate using standard laboratory methods from other aerobic actinomycetales such as Nocardia spp., Rhododoccus spp., Gordonia spp., and the rapid growing Mycobacterium spp. We report a case of Tsukamurella tyrosinosolvens catheter-related bacteremia in a 51-year-old haematology patient who responded to treatment with imipenem and subsequent line removal. 16srRNA sequencing allowed for the prompt identification of this organism. |
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| spelling | um.eprints-39392019-02-13T08:37:18Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/3939/ Tsukamurella tyrosinosolvens intravascular catheter-related bacteremia in a haematology patient: a case report Karunakaran, R. Halim, H.A. Ng, K.P. Hanifah, Y.A. Chin, E. Jaafar, F.L. AbuBakar, Sazaly R Medicine Tsukamurella spp. are a rare but important cause of intravascular catheter-related bacteremia in immunocompromised patients. The organism is an aerobic, Gram-positive, weakly acid-fast bacillus that is difficult to differentiate using standard laboratory methods from other aerobic actinomycetales such as Nocardia spp., Rhododoccus spp., Gordonia spp., and the rapid growing Mycobacterium spp. We report a case of Tsukamurella tyrosinosolvens catheter-related bacteremia in a 51-year-old haematology patient who responded to treatment with imipenem and subsequent line removal. 16srRNA sequencing allowed for the prompt identification of this organism. 2011 Article PeerReviewed Karunakaran, R. and Halim, H.A. and Ng, K.P. and Hanifah, Y.A. and Chin, E. and Jaafar, F.L. and AbuBakar, Sazaly (2011) Tsukamurella tyrosinosolvens intravascular catheter-related bacteremia in a haematology patient: a case report. European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences, 15 (11). pp. 1343-1346. ISSN 1128-3602, DOI 22195371. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22195371 22195371 |
| spellingShingle | R Medicine Karunakaran, R. Halim, H.A. Ng, K.P. Hanifah, Y.A. Chin, E. Jaafar, F.L. AbuBakar, Sazaly Tsukamurella tyrosinosolvens intravascular catheter-related bacteremia in a haematology patient: a case report |
| title | Tsukamurella tyrosinosolvens intravascular catheter-related bacteremia in a haematology patient: a case report |
| title_full | Tsukamurella tyrosinosolvens intravascular catheter-related bacteremia in a haematology patient: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Tsukamurella tyrosinosolvens intravascular catheter-related bacteremia in a haematology patient: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tsukamurella tyrosinosolvens intravascular catheter-related bacteremia in a haematology patient: a case report |
| title_short | Tsukamurella tyrosinosolvens intravascular catheter-related bacteremia in a haematology patient: a case report |
| title_sort | tsukamurella tyrosinosolvens intravascular catheter related bacteremia in a haematology patient a case report |
| topic | R Medicine |
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