Clearance of Cellulosimicrobium cellulans Bacteremia in a Child without Central Venous Catheter Removal

Cellulosimicrobium cellulans (formerly known as Oerskovia xanthineolytica) rarely causes human infection. Infections have been reported in immunocompromised hosts or in patients with foreign bodies, such as catheters, where treatment has generally involved removal of the foreign body. We report on a...

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Published inJournal of Clinical Microbiology Vol. 44; no. 7; pp. 2650 - 2654
Main Authors Rowlinson, Marie-Claire, Bruckner, David A, Hinnebusch, Claudia, Nielsen, Karin, Deville, Jaime G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Society for Microbiology 01.07.2006
Subjects
Actinomycetales - isolation & purification
Actinomycetales Infections - drug therapy
Actinomycetales Infections - microbiology
Adolescent
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Bacteremia - drug therapy
Bacteremia - microbiology
Blood - microbiology
Case Reports
Catheterization, Central Venous - adverse effects
Catheters, Indwelling - adverse effects
Cellulosimicrobium cellulans
Drug Therapy, Combination
Humans
Male
Oerskovia xanthineolytica
Rifampin - therapeutic use
Vancomycin - therapeutic use
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Summary:Cellulosimicrobium cellulans (formerly known as Oerskovia xanthineolytica) rarely causes human infection. Infections have been reported in immunocompromised hosts or in patients with foreign bodies, such as catheters, where treatment has generally involved removal of the foreign body. We report on a case in which the organism was isolated in multiple blood cultures from a 13-year-old male. After initial therapy failed, treatment with vancomycin and rifampin resulted in infection clearance without removal of the central venous catheter.
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Corresponding author. Mailing address: UCLA School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, 10833 LeConte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1752. Phone: (310) 825 9660. Fax: (310) 825 9175. E-mail: jdeville@mednet.ucla.edu.
ISSN:0095-1137
1098-660X
1098-5530
DOI:10.1128/JCM.02485-05