First Case of VIM-1-like-Producing <i>Pseudomonas putida</i> Bacteremia in an Oncohematological Pediatric Patient in Italy
Venere Cortazzo,
Marilena Agosta,
Stefania Gaspari,
Gianluca Vrenna,
Barbara Lucignano,
Manuela Onori,
Valentina Di Ruscio,
Livia Mancinelli,
Danielle Domo,
Carlo Federico Perno,
Paola Bernaschi
Affiliations
Venere Cortazzo
Microbiology and Diagnostic Immunology Unit, Department of Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy
Marilena Agosta
Microbiology and Diagnostic Immunology Unit, Department of Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy
Stefania Gaspari
Department of Hematology/Oncology, Cell and Gene Therapy, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy
Gianluca Vrenna
Microbiology and Diagnostic Immunology Unit, Department of Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy
Barbara Lucignano
Microbiology and Diagnostic Immunology Unit, Department of Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy
Manuela Onori
Microbiology and Diagnostic Immunology Unit, Department of Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy
Valentina Di Ruscio
Department of Hematology/Oncology, Cell and Gene Therapy, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy
Livia Mancinelli
Microbiology and Diagnostic Immunology Unit, Department of Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy
Danielle Domo
Microbiology and Diagnostic Immunology Unit, Department of Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy
Carlo Federico Perno
Microbiology and Diagnostic Immunology Unit, Department of Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy
Paola Bernaschi
Microbiology and Diagnostic Immunology Unit, Department of Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy
Bacterial infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negatives are of great concern worldwide, as they are frequently associated with high mortality and morbidity rates. To date, two cases of VIM-2 metallo-β-lactamase (MBL)-producing Pseudomonas putida bacteremia have been ever reported in France and Spain between 2004 and 2010. Here, we present the first case of VIM-1-like-producing P. putida isolated in blood culture collected from an oncohematological pediatric patient admitted to Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital (IRCCS) in Rome, Italy.
