Infectious Disease Compendium

Roseomonas

Microbiology

Fat pink aerobic (I resist the obvious comparison to a TV personality. So good of me.) gram-negative coccoid rods and includes R. cervicalis, R. fauriae, R. gilardii, R. mucosa, and others.

Epidemiologic Risks

Environmental organism: water, dirt, plants.

R. mucosa is part of the human microbiome (PubMed).

Syndromes

A variety of community-acquired and nosocomial illnesses including pneumonia and line-related infections (PubMed).

Treatment

Imipenem OR aminoglycosides (amikacin) OR tetracycline OR quinolones. Third generations cephalosporins unreliable.

Susceptibilities vary by species.

Notes

Resistant to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, penicillins (except penicillin/beta-lactamase inhibitors) and cephalosporins.

Last Update: 04/07/18.