Bacteremia and central line infection caused by Bosea thiooxidans

Caleb Skipper; Patricia Ferrieri; Winston Cavert

IDCases (Jan 2020)

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.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 19

Abstract

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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

Published in IDCases

ISSN: 2214-2509 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/idcases/

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