Bacteremia and central line infection caused by Bosea thiooxidans
Caleb Skipper,
Patricia Ferrieri,
Winston Cavert
Affiliations
Caleb Skipper
Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Corresponding authors at: University of Minnesota, 689 23rd Ave SE, 4103 MRF, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, USA.
Patricia Ferrieri
Departments of Medicine and Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Winston Cavert
Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Corresponding authors at: University of Minnesota, 689 23rd Ave SE, 4103 MRF, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, USA.
We describe a case of central venous catheter infection and bacteremia caused by Bosea thiooxidans, which has not been previously described in the literature. Bosea spp. is a gram-negative bacterium that has been isolated from hospital water supplies and may become an important cause of nosocomial infections. Keywords: Bacteremia, Central line infection, Gram-negative bacteria, Bosea thiooxidans
