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.