Affiliation:
1. Department of Laboratory Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Members of the family of
Xanthomonadaceae
are typically characterized as environmental organisms. With the exception of
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
, these organisms are infrequently implicated as human pathogens. We describe three cases of central venous catheter-associated bloodstream infections caused by
Dokdonella koreensis
,
Aquimonas voraii
, and a
Luteibacter
sp., all newly named genera within the family
Xanthomonadaceae
. The three patients all had histories of underlying hematological disorders, presented with fever, and recovered fully following treatment. These isolates required 16S rRNA gene sequencing for identification and, unlike
S. maltophilia
, demonstrated susceptibility to most antibiotics tested. This report represents the first description of human infections caused by these organisms.
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
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