Pseudo-outbreak of Brevundimonas diminuta.
10.5145/KJCM.2011.14.3.115
- Author:
Yong Hyun KIM
1
;
Eun Mi KOH
;
Yong Wha LEE
;
You Kyoung LEE
;
Hee Bong SHIN
;
Kyungwon LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon, Korea. shinhb@schmc.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Brevundimonas diminuta;
Pseudo-outbreak;
Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis;
16s rRNA
- MeSH:
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field;
Humans;
Immunocompromised Host;
Lactose;
Patients' Rooms
- From:Korean Journal of Clinical Microbiology
2011;14(3):115-117
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Brevundimonas diminuta is a lactose non-fermenting Gram-negative rod associated with infection in immunocompromised patients. In three patients from two general wards, B. diminuta was isolated in blood culture sample. The clinical features of the patients did not coincide with the blood culture result, and pseudo-outbreak was suspected. These isolated were biochemically identified as Brevundimonas diminuta, and 16S rRNA sequencing confirmed their identification. The PFGE result showed a single pattern, and their clonality was assumed.
