bacteraemia: first reported cases from Qatar.

is a Gram-negative aerobic bacillus. It commonly colonizes mechanical devices, causing device-associated infections like central line-associated bloodstream infection and ventilator-associated pneumonia. We describe two cases of bacteraemia in patients admitted to our intensive care unit in Qatar, one of which resulted in death. Long hospital stays and indwelling devices are risk factors for bacteraemia. Because is inherently resistant to β-lactam antibiotics, rapid identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing are essential for guiding therapy.