Disseminated Spiroplasma apis Infection in Patient with Agammaglobulinemia, France

Disseminated Spiroplasma apis Infection in Patient with Agammaglobulinemia, France

We report a disseminated infection caused by Spiroplasma apis, a honeybee pathogen, in a patient in France who had X-linked agammaglobulinemia. Identification was challenging because initial bacterial cultures and direct examination by Gram staining were negative. Unexplained sepsis in patients with...

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Main Authors: Nicolas Etienne, Laurent Bret, Cécile Le Brun, Hervé Lecuyer, Josquin Moraly, Fanny Lanternier, Olivier Hermine, Agnès Ferroni, Marc Lecuit, Sabine Pereyre, Laure Beven, Olivier Lortholary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Spiroplasma
Spiroplasma apis
agammaglobulinemia
immunocompromised
Bruton
endocarditis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/12/18-0567_article

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