Bacteremia and central line infection caused by Bosea thiooxidans

Caleb Skipper; Patricia Ferrieri; Winston Cavert

doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00676

Bacteremia and central line infection caused by Bosea thiooxidans

IDCases. 2019 Nov 28:19:e00676. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00676. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Caleb Skipper¹, Patricia Ferrieri², Winston Cavert¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
² Departments of Medicine and Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

Abstract

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; Bosea thiooxidans; Central line infection; Gram-negative bacteria.

Publication types

Case Reports