Bloodstream infection by Rhodococcus corynebacterioides in a pediatric patient diagnosed with high-risk retinoblastoma.
Rev Argent Microbiol
; 55(1): 68-72, 2023.
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Rhodococcus is a pathogen that is known to cause infections in animals and humans, mainly in cases of immunocompromised patients. A case of a pediatric cancer patient suffering from a bloodstream infection caused by Rhodococcus corynebacterioides was described in this work. Gram positive rods were isolated from blood cultures. The target bacterium was identified using a combination of biochemical tests, the MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry technique, and the analysis of the 16S rRNA sequence. Moreover, an antimicrobial susceptibility test was performed using the E-test. The isolated bacterium was identified as R. corynebacterioides. The 3-year-old patient was successfully treated with vancomycin and meropenem. This is the first published report of R. corynebacterioides in a pediatric patient diagnosed with retinoblastoma that developed a bloodstream infection. R. corynebacterioides should be considered among the opportunistic infectious agents affecting pediatric cancer patients.
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Assunto principal:
Retinoblastoma
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Rhodococcus
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Bacteriemia
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Sepse
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Neoplasias da Retina
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Animals
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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En
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Rev Argent Microbiol
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article
País de publicação:
Argentina