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Rhizobium radiobacter growth was detected an average of 13.5\u00b116.6 days (range 1\u201354 days) after hospital admission, with 36% of patients being neutropenic at the time of culture positivity. Rhizobium radiobacter growth was detected in both catheter and peripheral blood cultures in six patients, whereas the microorganism was isolated exclusively from catheter cultures in four patients. Ten patients received antibiotic lock therapy, predominantly with amikacin (90%). Systemic antibiotic treatment involved a combination of beta-lactam and aminoglycoside antibiotics in 10 patients. Culture sterility was achieved in nine patients by the third day of antibiotic treatment. There were no cases of catheter extraction, thrombophlebitis, cardiac vegetation, reproductive complications, or mortality.  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