Case of recurrent Flavimonas oryzihabitans bacteremia associated with an implanted central venous catheter (Port-A-Cath): assessment of clonality by arbitrarily primed PCR

B Verhasselt; G Claeys; A Elaichouni; G Verschraegen; G Laureys; M Vaneechoutte

doi:10.1128/jcm.33.11.3047-3048.1995

Case of recurrent Flavimonas oryzihabitans bacteremia associated with an implanted central venous catheter (Port-A-Cath): assessment of clonality by arbitrarily primed PCR

J Clin Microbiol. 1995 Nov;33(11):3047-8. doi: 10.1128/jcm.33.11.3047-3048.1995.

Authors

B Verhasselt¹, G Claeys, A Elaichouni, G Verschraegen, G Laureys, M Vaneechoutte

Affiliation

¹ Department of Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University Hospital Ghent, Belgium.

Abstract

Flavimonas oryzihabitans bacteremias, which occurred immediately after the flushing or use of an implanted central venous catheter (Port-A-Cath) in two patients at the same pediatric ward, were studied by arbitrarily primed PCR. We conclude that the colonization of the Port-A-Cath with F. oryzihabitans described here lasted for several months.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Bacteremia / etiology*
Base Sequence
Catheterization, Central Venous / adverse effects*
Catheterization, Central Venous / instrumentation
Child, Preschool
DNA Fingerprinting
DNA Primers
Gram-Negative Bacteria / classification*
Gram-Negative Bacteria / genetics
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / etiology*
Humans
Male
Molecular Sequence Data
Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
Recurrence

Substances

DNA Primers