Tsukamurella catheter-related bloodstream infection in a pediatric patient with pulmonary hypertension

Kristen A Wendorf; Claudia M Espinosa; William D Lebar; Jason B Weinberg

doi:10.4081/idr.2010.e5

Tsukamurella catheter-related bloodstream infection in a pediatric patient with pulmonary hypertension

Infect Dis Rep. 2010 Mar 17;2(1):e5. doi: 10.4081/idr.2010.e5. eCollection 2010 Feb 3.

Authors

Kristen A Wendorf¹, Claudia M Espinosa², William D Lebar³, Jason B Weinberg⁴

Affiliations

¹ University of Michigan Medical School;
² Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases;
³ Department of Pathology; and.
⁴ University of Michigan Medical School; ; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

Abstract

Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CR-BSI) are important complications in patients with long-term indwelling central venous catheters. In this report, we present the case of a 14-year-old male with pulmonary hypertension treated with continuous treprostinil infusion, who presented with a CR-BSI caused by a Tsukamurella species. This case highlights the potential for this unusual organism to cause infection in immunocompetent patients.

Keywords: Tsukamurella; central venous catheter; pulmonary hypertension..

Publication types

Case Reports