Central venous catheter-associated Leifsonia aquatica bacteremia in a hemodialysis-dependent patient

Jeff Sulpher; Marc Desjardins; B Craig Lee

doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2007.12.012

Central venous catheter-associated Leifsonia aquatica bacteremia in a hemodialysis-dependent patient

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008 May;61(1):64-6. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2007.12.012. Epub 2008 Feb 19.

Authors

Jeff Sulpher¹, Marc Desjardins, B Craig Lee

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital General Campus, Ontario, Canada K1H 8L6.

PMID: 18243628
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2007.12.012

Abstract

Infections associated with Leifsonia aquatica are particularly uncommon. We describe a central venous catheter-associated L. aquatica bacteremia in a hemodialysis-dependent patient. A review of the literature revealed only 1 other case report involving 10 hemodialysis patients with documented L. aquatica bacteremia.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Actinomycetales / isolation & purification*
Actinomycetales Infections / microbiology*
Bacteremia / microbiology*
Catheterization, Central Venous / adverse effects*
Cross Infection / microbiology*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Renal Dialysis / adverse effects*