Psychrobacter arenosus Bacteremia after Blood Transfusion, France

We report a case of transfusion-associated bacteremia caused by Psychrobacter arenosus. This psychrotolerant bacterium was previously isolated in 2004 from coastal sea ice and sediments in the Sea of Japan, but not from humans. P. arenosus should be considered a psychrotolerant bacterial species tha...

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Other Authors: Caspar, Yvan, Recule, Christine, Pouzol, Patricia, Lafeuillade, Bruno, Mallaret, Marie-Reine, Maurin, Max, Croize, Jacques
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Dispatch
Psychrobacter arenosus
bacteria
bacteremia
transfusion-transmitted infection
blood transfusion
France
Anemia
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Humans
Male
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Middle Aged
Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
Moraxellaceae Infections
Psychrobacter
RNA
Bacterial
Ribosomal
16S
Treatment Outcome
Sea ice
Online Access:http://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/21614/
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Summary:We report a case of transfusion-associated bacteremia caused by Psychrobacter arenosus. This psychrotolerant bacterium was previously isolated in 2004 from coastal sea ice and sediments in the Sea of Japan, but not from humans. P. arenosus should be considered a psychrotolerant bacterial species that can cause transfusion-transmitted bacterial infections.

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