| H01147 | |
| H number | H01147 |
| Name | Methylobacterium infection |
| Description | Methylobacterium species are fastidious, pink-pigmented, gram-negative bacilli that rarely cause human infections. It has been reported to that the bacterium can cause catheter-related infection in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients. |
| Category | Bacterial infectious disease |
| Network | - |
| Gene | - |
| Pathogen | Methylobacterium radiotolerans Methylobacterium thiocyanatum Methylobacterium aminovorans Methylobacterium lusitanum |
| Env factor | - |
| Carcinogen | - |
| Drug | - |
| Comment | - |
| Other DBs | - |
| Reference | PMID:21734032 AUTHORS Lai CC, Cheng A, Liu WL, Tan CK, Huang YT, Chung KP, Lee MR, Hsueh PR TITLE Infections caused by unusual Methylobacterium species. JOURNAL J Clin Microbiol 49:3329-31 (2011) DOI:10.1128/JCM.01241-11 PMID:1600002 AUTHORS Kaye KM, Macone A, Kazanjian PH TITLE Catheter infection caused by Methylobacterium in immunocompromised hosts: report of three cases and review of the literature. JOURNAL Clin Infect Dis 14:1010-4 (1992) DOI:10.1093/clinids/14.5.1010 |