First report of sepsis due to Catabacter hongkongensis in an Italian patient

The first isolation of Catabacter hongkongensis in Italy is reported. Pleomorphic Gram-positive rods were grown in blood cultures from samples obtained from a 55-year-old patient admitted to the intensive care unit with sepsis after he experienced massive thoracic and abdominal trauma. The identific...

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Main Authors: A. Torri, F. Delbianco, F.D. Baccarini, M. Fusari, S. Bertini, F. Congestrì, M. Matteucci, M.F. Pedna, G.D. Testa, V. Sambri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:New Microbes and New Infections
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297515001055