What is the role of Ewingella americana in humans? A case report in a healthy 4-year-old girl

What is the role of Ewingella americana in humans? A case report in a healthy 4-year-old girl

Abstract Background Ewingella americana (Ea) is a Gram-negative, lactose-fermenting, oxidase-negative and catalase-positive bacterium that was first described in 1983 as a new genus and species in the family Enterobacteriaceae. It is not known whether Ea is a true pathogen or simply an opportunistic...

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Main Authors: Susanna Esposito, Francesco Miconi, Daniela Molinari, Emanuela Savarese, Federica Celi, Livio Marchese, Sara Valloscuro, Giovanni Miconi, Nicola Principi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Antibiotics
Antinfective therapy
Bacteremic pneumonia
Case report
Community-acquired pneumonia
Ewingella Americana
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-4021-4

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