TY - JOUR
T1 - Catheter-Associated Sepsis Caused by Ochrobactrum anthropi
T2 - Report of a Case and Review of Related Nonfermentative Bacteria
AU - Cieslak, Theodore J.
AU - Robb, Merlin L.
AU - Drabick, Christine J.
AU - Fischer, Gerald W.
PY - 1992/4/1
Y1 - 1992/4/1
N2 - Ochrobactrum anthropi, formerly known as CDC group Vd, is an oxidase-producing, gramnegative, non-lactose-fermenting bacillus that oxidizes glucose and grows readily on MacConkey agar. Only occasionally isolated from human clinical specimens, this organism has rarely been found to be pathogenic. We describe the first reported case of infection due to O. anthropi in a child, that of bacteremia in a 3-year-old girl undergoing chemotherapy for retinoblastoma. In addition, we review the literature concerning cases of infection due to this and closely related bacterial species, namely Alcaligenes xylosoxidans subspecies xylosoxidans, Agrobacterium ra- diobacter, and “Achromobacter” group B. Finally, we attempt to clarify the confusing history and taxonomy of these organisms as well as make recommendations regarding antimicrobial therapy for infections caused by them.
AB - Ochrobactrum anthropi, formerly known as CDC group Vd, is an oxidase-producing, gramnegative, non-lactose-fermenting bacillus that oxidizes glucose and grows readily on MacConkey agar. Only occasionally isolated from human clinical specimens, this organism has rarely been found to be pathogenic. We describe the first reported case of infection due to O. anthropi in a child, that of bacteremia in a 3-year-old girl undergoing chemotherapy for retinoblastoma. In addition, we review the literature concerning cases of infection due to this and closely related bacterial species, namely Alcaligenes xylosoxidans subspecies xylosoxidans, Agrobacterium ra- diobacter, and “Achromobacter” group B. Finally, we attempt to clarify the confusing history and taxonomy of these organisms as well as make recommendations regarding antimicrobial therapy for infections caused by them.
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U2 - 10.1093/clinids/14.4.902
DO - 10.1093/clinids/14.4.902
M3 - Article
C2 - 1576286
AN - SCOPUS:0026577679
SN - 1058-4838
VL - 14
SP - 902
EP - 907
JO - Clinical Infectious Diseases
JF - Clinical Infectious Diseases
IS - 4
ER -