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- Title
A case of persistent bacteraemia by Ralstonia mannitolilytica and Ralstonia pickettii in an intensive care unit.
- Authors
Basso, Monica; Venditti, Carolina; Raponi, Giammarco; Navazio, Anna Sara; Alessandri, Francesco; Giombini, Emanuela; Nisii, Carla; Caro, Antonino Di; Venditti, Mario
- Abstract
The Ralstonia spp. genus is a group of non-fermentative, Gram-negative bacteria often resistant to many antibiotics, which are emerging as opportunistic pathogens frequently associated with infections in hospital settings. We present herein a case of combined R. pickettii and R. mannitolilytica persisting and relapsing bacteraemia, possibly caused by a septic arterial thrombosis secondary to the rupture of an internal carotid artery aneurysm. Microbiology studies showed that both Ralstonia isolates produced biofilm and carried class D oxacillinase genes. When confronted with infections caused by members of the Ralstonia genus, identification to the species level is crucial for correct clinical management, as the two species show different antibiotic susceptibility patterns.
- Subjects
INTENSIVE care units; RALSTONIA; BACTEREMIA; INTERNAL carotid artery; GRAM-negative bacteria
- Publication
Infection & Drug Resistance, 2019, Vol 12, p2391
- ISSN
1178-6973
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2147/IDR.S206492