Cellulomonas spp

Gram Stain

  • Gram positive bacilli small thin (aerobic)

Clinical Significance

These are soil organisms that typically represent environmental contaminants.

 

Rare reports of bacteremia/sepsis and ascending cholangitis.

 

Usual Susceptibility Pattern

These organisms are usually susceptible to vancomycin, doxycycline, and rifampin.

Empiric Therapy
Clinically Significant Infection:
Vancomycin
or
Linezolid
+/-
Rifampin