A Case of Indophenol Oxidase-positive Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Isolated from Urine in a Patient with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
10.5145/KJCM.2008.11.2.132
- Author:
Seungok LEE
1
;
Bin CHO
;
Su Mi CHOI
;
Kyoung Sil PARK
;
Myungshin KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea, Korea. microkim@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia;
Oxidase- positive;
16S rRNA sequencing
- MeSH:
Bacteremia;
Humans;
Immunocompromised Host;
Indophenol;
Pneumonia;
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma;
Stenotrophomonas;
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
- From:Korean Journal of Clinical Microbiology
2008;11(2):132-135
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is a motile, non-fermentative, gram-negative rod. It is one of the important nosocomial pathogens associated with substantial morbidity and mortality such as pneumonia and bacteremia in immunocompromised patients. It should be carefully examined in the course of identification because it is frequently isolated together with other non-fermentative, gram-negative rods from clinical specimens. We report an isolate of S. maltophilia showing an oxidase-positive reaction, which is very rare for the species.
