Herbaspirillum species bacteremia in a pediatric oncology patient

J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Nov;48(11):4320-1. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01479-10. Epub 2010 Aug 25.

Abstract

Herbaspirillum species, an organism commonly found in soil, has only recently been linked to disease in humans. We report Herbaspirillum bacteremia in a 2-year-old female patient following a hematopoietic stem cell transplant for relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bacteremia / diagnosis*
  • Bacteremia / microbiology
  • Child, Preschool
  • DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
  • DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • Female
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
  • Herbaspirillum / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host*
  • Phylogeny
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / complications*
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / therapy
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Transplantation, Homologous

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial
  • DNA, Ribosomal
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S