Psychrobacter arenosus Bacteremia after Blood Transfusion, France

Psychrobacter arenosus Bacteremia after Blood Transfusion, France

We report a case of transfusion-associated bacteremia caused by Psychrobacter arenosus. This psychrotolerant bacterium was previously isolated in 2004 from coastal sea ice and sediments in the Sea of Japan, but not from humans. P. arenosus should be considered a psychrotolerant bacterial species tha...

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Main Authors: Yvan Caspar, Christine Recule, Patricia Pouzol, Bruno Lafeuillade, Marie-Reine Mallaret, Max Maurin, Jacques Croize
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Psychrobacter arenosus
bacteria
bacteremia
transfusion-transmitted infection
blood transfusion
France
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/7/12-1599_article

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