Clinical and microbiological characteristics of Rhizobium radiobacter infections

Clin Infect Dis. 2004 Jan 1;38(1):149-53. doi: 10.1086/380463. Epub 2003 Dec 4.

Abstract

Data obtained from 1996 to 2002 on 13 patients with Rhizobium radiobacter infections were analyzed. Ten patients (76%) had underlying hematological malignancy or solid-organ cancer. Six patients (46%) had febrile neutropenia during the course of R. radiobacter infection. The majority (54%) of infections were catheter-related bacteremia, and 92% of infections were hospital acquired. All the patients survived. Eighteen isolates were recovered from the 13 patients, and each isolate was susceptible to cefepime, piperacillin-tazobactam, carbapenems, and ciprofloxacin. The pulsed-field gel electrophoresis profiles differed among the isolates recovered from different patients, indicating the absence of nosocomial spread of the organism.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Agrobacterium tumefaciens / drug effects
  • Agrobacterium tumefaciens / genetics
  • Agrobacterium tumefaciens / isolation & purification*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cross Infection / microbiology*
  • Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
  • Female
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Middle Aged

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents