Bacteremia and central line infection caused by Bosea thiooxidans

We describe a case of central venous catheter infection and bacteremia caused by Bosea thiooxidans, which has not been previously described in the literature. Bosea spp. is a gram-negative bacterium that has been isolated from hospital water supplies and may become an important cause of nosocomial i...

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Main Authors: Caleb Skipper, Patricia Ferrieri, Winston Cavert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:IDCases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250919303154
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spelling doaj-cb9a8c88ebdb4c8ab440b19087997b3f2021-07-02T08:10:35ZengElsevierIDCases2214-25092020-01-0119Bacteremia and central line infection caused by Bosea thiooxidansCaleb Skipper0Patricia Ferrieri1Winston Cavert2Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Corresponding authors at: University of Minnesota, 689 23rd Ave SE, 4103 MRF, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, USA.Departments of Medicine and Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USADepartment of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Corresponding authors at: University of Minnesota, 689 23rd Ave SE, 4103 MRF, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, USA.We describe a case of central venous catheter infection and bacteremia caused by Bosea thiooxidans, which has not been previously described in the literature. Bosea spp. is a gram-negative bacterium that has been isolated from hospital water supplies and may become an important cause of nosocomial infections. Keywords: Bacteremia, Central line infection, Gram-negative bacteria, Bosea thiooxidanshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250919303154
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title_short Bacteremia and central line infection caused by Bosea thiooxidans
title_full Bacteremia and central line infection caused by Bosea thiooxidans
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description We describe a case of central venous catheter infection and bacteremia caused by Bosea thiooxidans, which has not been previously described in the literature. Bosea spp. is a gram-negative bacterium that has been isolated from hospital water supplies and may become an important cause of nosocomial infections. Keywords: Bacteremia, Central line infection, Gram-negative bacteria, Bosea thiooxidans
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