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Arthrobacter woluwensis Bacteremia: A Clinical and Genomic Report
Shu-Yuan Li1, Chin-Chuan Kao2, Yu-Cheng Hu1
1Department of Infectious Diseases, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40705, Taiwan.
Abstract:
Arthrobacter woluwensis is a Gram-positive, aerobic Actinobacteria that is widely distributed in the environment worldwide. Little is known about A. woluwensis infection and it is commonly mis-identified by culturing with commercial kits. To date, only six cases of bacteremia caused by A. woluwensis have been reported in the literature. Herein, we report a case of Arthrobacter woluwensis bacteremia in an immunocompromised host. In this case report, the results of antimicrobial susceptibility testing showed that this clinical isolate of A. woluwensis is sensitive to vancomycin, teicoplanin, but resistant to penicillin, cephalosporin and ciprofloxacin. Additionally, whole genome sequencing analysis identified common subunits of the urease system.
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