Boattini Matteo, Bianco Gabriele, Biancone Luigi, Cavallo Rossana, Costa Cristina
Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy.
Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplant Division, Department of Medical Sciences, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy.
Infez Med. 2018 Dec 1;26(4):374-378.
Ralstonia mannitolilytica is a difficult-to-diagnose, aerobic, Gram-negative bacillus, mainly causing healthcare infections in immunocompromised hosts. We report the first case of R. mannitolilytica bacteraemia in a kidney transplant recipient. Identification of R. mannitolilytica was finally performed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. All cases of R. mannitolilytica bacteraemia reported in the English language literature over the past 20 years are reviewed to alert clinicians to the epidemiological, clinical, diagnostic, prognostic and microbiologic features of this emerging pathogen.
嗜麦芽窄食单胞菌是一种难以诊断的需氧革兰氏阴性杆菌,主要在免疫功能低下的宿主中引起医院感染。我们报告了首例肾移植受者发生嗜麦芽窄食单胞菌血症的病例。最终通过16S rRNA基因测序鉴定出嗜麦芽窄食单胞菌。我们回顾了过去20年英文文献中报道的所有嗜麦芽窄食单胞菌血症病例,以提醒临床医生注意这种新兴病原体的流行病学、临床、诊断、预后和微生物学特征。