Entry
Name
Paracoccus yeei infection
Description
Paracoccus yeei, a gram-negative bacterium, has been identified as an unusual etiologic opportunistic agent in patients with cardiac transplant, automated peritoneal dialysis, or corneal graft.
Category
Infectious disease
Brite
Infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Bacterial infections
Infections caused by alpha proteobacteria
H01164 Paracoccus yeei infection
BRITE hierarchy
Pathogen
Paracoccus yeei
Reference
PMID:20854281
Authors
Schweiger M, Stiegler P, Scarpatetti M, Wasler A, Sereinigg M, Prenner G, Tscheliessnigg K
Title
Case of Paracoccus yeei infection documented in a transplanted heart.
Journal
Transpl Infect Dis 13:200-3 (2011) DOI:10.1111/j.1399-3062.2010.00571.x
Reference
PMID:19556157
Authors
Wallet F, Blondiaux N, Foy CL, Loiez C, Armand S, Pagniez D, Courcol RJ
Title
Paracoccus yeei: a new unusual opportunistic bacterium in ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
Journal
Int J Infect Dis 14:e173-4 (2010) DOI:10.1016/j.ijid.2009.03.030
Reference
PMID:15243119
Authors
Funke G, Frodl R, Sommer H
Title
First comprehensively documented case of Paracoccus yeei infection in a human.
Journal
J Clin Microbiol 42:3366-8 (2004) DOI:10.1128/JCM.42.7.3366-3368.2004
Reference
PMID:19889897
Authors
Kanis MJ, Oosterheert JJ, Lin S, Boel CH, Ekkelenkamp MB
Title
Corneal graft rejection complicated by Paracoccus yeei infection in a patient who had undergone a penetrating keratoplasty.
Journal
J Clin Microbiol 48:323-5 (2010) DOI:10.1128/JCM.01798-09