Case of catheter sepsis with Ralstonia gilardii in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

G Wauters; G Claeys; G Verschraegen; T De Baere; E Vandecruys; L Van Simaey; C De Ganck; M Vaneechoutte

doi:10.1128/JCM.39.12.4583-4584.2001

Case of catheter sepsis with Ralstonia gilardii in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

J Clin Microbiol. 2001 Dec;39(12):4583-4. doi: 10.1128/JCM.39.12.4583-4584.2001.

Authors

G Wauters¹, G Claeys, G Verschraegen, T De Baere, E Vandecruys, L Van Simaey, C De Ganck, M Vaneechoutte

Affiliation

¹ Unité de Microbiologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université Catholique de Louvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.

Abstract

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia was diagnosed in a 7-year-old girl. Two months after insertion of a central venous catheter, she developed fever and complained of headache and abdominal pain. Physical examination revealed no focus of infection. A gram-negative nonfermenting bacillus was recurrently cultured from blood. Extensive biochemical testing and 16S ribosomal DNA sequencing led to the identification of Ralstonia gilardii.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Bacteremia / microbiology*
Blood / microbiology
Catheterization, Central Venous / adverse effects*
Child
Culture Media
DNA, Ribosomal / analysis
Female
Gram-Negative Bacteria / classification*
Gram-Negative Bacteria / genetics
Gram-Negative Bacteria / isolation & purification*
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
Humans
Molecular Sequence Data
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / complications*
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

Culture Media
DNA, Ribosomal
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S

Associated data

GENBANK/AF067657
GENBANK/AF076645
GENBANK/AF239160
GENBANK/AJ306571
GENBANK/AY005039