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Letter to the Editor| Volume 85, ISSUE 6, e175-e176, December 2022

Catheter-related bloodstream infection due to Bordetella trematum

  • Jia-Arng Lee
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    Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Tai-fen Lee
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    Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Yu-Tsung Huang
    Correspondence
    Corresponding authors at: Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
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    Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan

    Graduate Institute of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Po-Ren Hsueh
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    Corresponding authors at: Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
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    Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan

    Departments of Laboratory Medicine and Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

    Ph.D Program for Aging, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Published:October 08, 2022DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2022.10.008
Catheter-related bloodstream infection due to Bordetella trematum
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      We read with great interest the article by Carre et al. describing antiseptic application to clean the skin during catheter insertion is a key element of prevention of catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI)
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      • Moal B.
      • Germain C.
      • Frison E.
      • Dubreuil M.
      • Chansel C.
      • et al.
      Randomized study of antiseptic application technique in healthy volunteers before vascular access insertion (TApAS trial).
      J Infect. 2020; 81: 532-539
      Bordetella trematum is a Gram-negative, glucose non-fermenting bacillus. It has previously been identified in wound infections but is rarely a cause of bacteremia and CRBSI.
      • Vandamme P.
      • Heyndrickx M.
      • Vancanneyt M.
      • Hoste B.
      • DeVos P.
      • Falsen E.
      • et al.
      Bordetella trematum sp nov, isolated from wounds and ear infections in humans, and reassessment of Alcaligenes denitrificans Ruger and Tan 1983.
      Int J Syst Bacteriol. 1996; 46: 849-858
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      • Hummel C.J.
      • Buechler K.
      • Webb K.
      • Amsden J.
      Bordetella trematum bacteremia resulting in sepsis: case report and review of the literature.
      Infect Dis Clin Pract. 2020; 28: E55-EE7
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      Publication history

      Published online: October 08, 2022
      Accepted: October 5, 2022

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2022.10.008

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