Literature DB >> 15654276

Two cases of Ralstonia pickettii bacteremias in a pediatric oncology unit requiring removal of the Port-A-Caths.

Erol Kismet1, Abdullah Avni Atay, Erkan Demirkaya, Halil Ibrahim Aydin, Hakan Aydogan, Vedat Koseoglu, Erdal Gokcay.   

Abstract

Ralstonia pickettii is an aerobic, gram-negative bacterium causing bacteremia following the use of contaminated saline vials, respiratory therapy solutions, skin disinfectants, blood culture mediums, and water supplies. It is rarely associated with human infections. The authors report two cases of R. pickettii bacteremia in patients with Port-A-Caths that could be treated only by removal of the ports.

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Year:  2005        PMID: 15654276     DOI: 10.1097/01.mph.0000149960.89192.b0

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Pediatr Hematol Oncol        ISSN: 1077-4114            Impact factor:   1.289


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Review 1.  Ralstonia spp.: emerging global opportunistic pathogens.

Authors:  M P Ryan; C C Adley
Journal:  Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis       Date:  2013-09-21       Impact factor: 3.267

2.  Lobar pneumonia caused by Ralstonia pickettii in a sixty-five-year-old Han Chinese man: a case report.

Authors:  Wensen Pan; Zhiming Zhao; Mei Dong
Journal:  J Med Case Rep       Date:  2011-08-15

3.  A case of persistent bacteraemia by Ralstonia mannitolilytica and Ralstonia pickettii in an intensive care unit.

Authors:  Monica Basso; Carolina Venditti; Giammarco Raponi; Anna Sara Navazio; Francesco Alessandri; Emanuela Giombini; Carla Nisii; Antonino Di Caro; Mario Venditti
Journal:  Infect Drug Resist       Date:  2019-08-02       Impact factor: 4.003

4.  Native Valve Endocarditis due to Ralstonia pickettii: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Authors:  Joseph Orme; Tomas Rivera-Bonilla; Akil Loli; Negin N Blattman
Journal:  Case Rep Infect Dis       Date:  2015-01-11
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