First report on the isolation of Aureimonas altamirensis from a patient with peritonitis

Int J Infect Dis. 2014 Dec:29:71-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.09.006. Epub 2014 Oct 24.

Abstract

The isolation of Aureimonas altamirensis (a rare opportunistic pathogen with a yet unresolved pathogenicity) from the ascites fluid of a patient with bacterial peritonitis is reported. The strain was first identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) and the result was confirmed using 16S rDNA sequencing. An antimicrobial susceptibility profile was determined according to the European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) guidelines published in 2013, revealing sensitivity to all antibiotics tested. The patient was treated effectively with levofloxacin.

Keywords: 16S rDNA sequencing; Aureimonas altamirensis; MALDI-TOF MS; Peritonitis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Alphaproteobacteria / drug effects
  • Alphaproteobacteria / genetics
  • Alphaproteobacteria / isolation & purification*
  • Bacterial Infections / diagnosis
  • Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Peritonitis / diagnosis
  • Peritonitis / microbiology*