Tsukamurella tyrosinosolvens intravascular catheter infection identified using 16S ribosomal DNA sequencing.

Sheridan, Elizabeth A S; Warwick, Simon; Chan, Anthony; Dall'Antonia, Martino; Koliou, Maria; Sefton, Armine · Clin Infect Dis · 2003

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Cultures of blood from a hemodialysis line repeatedly yielded a gram-positive rod. The organism was identified as Tsukamurella tyrosinosolvens by 16S ribosomal DNA sequencing, and the patient was treated successfully by removal of the line.

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