Abstract
<i>Williamsia muralis</i>Pulmonary Infection
Highlights
To the Editor: Bacteria of the genus Williamsia are mycolic acid–containing actinomycetes of the suborder Corynebacterineae [1]
After incubation for 48 h in either an aerobic or capnophilic atmosphere, >1,000 CFU/mL were observed on Columbia agar plates containing 5% sheep blood
Other noteworthy similarity matches of the isolate were with W. maris (96%), Gordonia sp. (95%), Nocardia transvalensis (95%), and Rhodococcus sp. (95%)
Summary
To the Editor: Bacteria of the genus Williamsia are mycolic acid–containing actinomycetes of the suborder Corynebacterineae [1]. An 80-year-old woman, whose medical history included allergy to penicillin and high blood pressure, was admitted to the cardiothoracic intensive care unit at Juan Canalejo Hospital Complex in La Coruña, Spain, because of a loss of consciousness following an aortic valve replacement. We observed that S. epidermidis was susceptible to empiric antimicrobial drugs. A chest radiograph showed bilateral alveolar infiltrates suggestive of pulmonary edema (Figure).
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