Psychrobacter arenosus Bacteremia after Blood Transfusion, France

Abstract

We report a case of transfusion-associated bacteremia caused by Psychrobacter arenosus. This psychrotolerant bacterium was previously isolated in 2004 from coastal sea ice and sediments in the Sea of Japan, but not from humans. P. arenosus should be considered a psychrotolerant bacterial species that can cause transfusion-transmitted bacterial infections.

Keywords

• Psychrobacter arenosus
• bacteria
• bacteremia
• transfusion-transmitted infection
• blood transfusion
• France