%0 Journal Article %A De Mauri, Andreana %A Chiarinotti, Doriana %A Andreoni, Stefano %A Molinari, Gian Lorenzo %A Conti, Novella %A De Leo, Martino %T Leclercia adecarboxylata and catheter-related bacteraemia: review of the literature and outcome with regard to catheters and patients %D 2013 %J Journal of Medical Microbiology, %V 62 %N 10 %P 1620-1623 %@ 1473-5644 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.059535-0 %I Microbiology Society, %X Infection is a common complication in patients carrying a central venous catheter (CVC) and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Leclercia adecarboxylata is an unusual but emerging pathogen in healthy and immunocompromised patients. We report a case of L. adecarboxylata bacteraemia in a patient with a haemodialysis tunnelled CVC. In accordance with the susceptibility to the tested antimicrobials, a long-course treatment with intravenous gentamicin plus amoxicillin-clavulanic acid and gentamicin-lock therapy was adopted. The patient had a full recovery and the catheter was not removed. We also performed a systematic PubMed/Medline and Scopus review of peer-reviewed English papers on L. adecarboxylata infections, focusing on bacteraemia in patients with different types of CVCs. Moreover, we suggest a treatment algorithm to preserve the patient and maintain the CVC. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/jmm.0.059535-0