Nosocomial outbreak of Myroides odoratimimus urinary tract infection in a Tunisian hospital
Summary We report a nosocomial outbreak of urinary tract infection caused by Myroides odoratimimus , previously called Flavobacterium odoratum, in the urology unit of a Tunisian hospital. From May to November 2010, seven isolates of M. odoratimimus were recovered from urine. Pulsed-field gel electro...
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Published in | The Journal of hospital infection Vol. 80; no. 1; pp. 77 - 81 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Kidlington
Elsevier Ltd
01.01.2012
Elsevier |
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Summary: | Summary We report a nosocomial outbreak of urinary tract infection caused by Myroides odoratimimus , previously called Flavobacterium odoratum, in the urology unit of a Tunisian hospital. From May to November 2010, seven isolates of M. odoratimimus were recovered from urine. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis clearly differentiated these isolates into two possibly related clones from two different periods. All patients but one had urinary calculi and underwent endourological surgery. All Myroides isolates were resistant to all antibiotics tested. Three patients were successfully treated with ciprofloxacin and rifampicin. Clinicians should be aware that M. odoratimimus may induce serious and prolonged nosocomial outbreaks of urinary tract infections. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0195-6701 1532-2939 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.09.010 |