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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2006, p. 3048-3050, Vol. 44, No. 8
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00521-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

First Report of Bacteremia by Asaia bogorensis, in a Patient with a History of Intravenous-Drug Abuse

Tamara Tuuminen,1 Terhi Heinäsmäki,2 and Tuija Kerttula1*

Division of Clinical Microbiology, Helsinki University Hospital, HUSLAB, Haartmaninkatu 3, P.O. Box 400, Fl-00029 HUS, Helsinki, Finland,1 Helsinki University Central Hospital, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Helsinki, Finland2

Received 10 March 2006/ Returned for modification 15 March 2006/ Accepted 6 June 2006

We report the first documented case of bacteremia caused by Asaia bogorensis in a young patient with a history of intravenous-drug abuse. A. bogorensis was identified by sequencing the 16S rRNA gene. The isolate was exceptionally resistant to almost all antibiotics that are routinely tested for gram-negative rods but was susceptible to netilmicin, gentamicin, and doxycycline.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Division of Clinical Microbiology, Helsinki University Hospital, HUSLAB, Haartmaninkatu 3, P.O. Box 400, Fl-00029 HUS, Helsinki, Finland. Phone: 358 9 191 26893. Fax: 358 9 191 26244. E-mail: tuija.kerttula{at}hus.fi.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2006, p. 3048-3050, Vol. 44, No. 8
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00521-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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