Gastric Sarcina organisms in a patient with cystic fibrosis

Sarcina are large Gram positive anaerobic bacteria which grow in recognizable tetrads and octets. Less than 10 cases of human infection with Sarcina have been reported, many of these in the setting of delayed gastric transit. Here, we present the first reported case of gastric Sarcina in a patient w...

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Main Authors: Michael A. DiMaio, Walter G. Park, Teri A. Longacre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-09-01
Series:Human Pathology: Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214330014200897