Peritonitis from Leclercia adecarboxylata: An emerging pathogen

Key Clinical Message Leclercia adecarboxylata can be misidentified as Escherichia coli, due to similar biochemical properties. Automated identification systems and mass spectrometry play a very critical role in isolating atypical organisms like L adecarboxylata. General guidelines recommend treating...

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Main Authors: Sreedhar Adapa, Venu Madhav Konala, Faiza Nawaz, Tariq Javed, Hemant Dhingra, Irene A. Gutierrez, Magda L. Ramirez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-04-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2094