H01148 | |
H number | H01148 |
Name | Caulobacter infection |
Description | The genus Caulobacter is a gram-negative bacterium characterized by asymmetric cell division and stalk. Although infection with Caulobacter species is rare, a case has been reported in a patient undergoing intermittent peritoneal dialysis. |
Category | Bacterial infectious disease |
Network | - |
Gene | - |
Pathogen | Caulobacter sp. |
Env factor | - |
Carcinogen | - |
Drug | - |
Comment | The isolate in the first report was found to be sensitive to meropenem, imipenem, erythromycin (disk only), aminoglycosides, tetracycline, chloramphenicol, and sulfadiazine. |
Other DBs | - |
Reference | PMID:17267638 AUTHORS Justesen US, Holt HM, Thiesson HC, Blom J, Nielsen XC, Dargis R, Kemp M, Christensen JJ TITLE Report of the first human case of Caulobacter sp. infection. JOURNAL J Clin Microbiol 45:1366-9 (2007) DOI:10.1128/JCM.02380-06 |