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.