The first case of third-generation cephalosporins resistant Kluyvera ascorbata biliary tract infection in Japan: A case report and review of the literature

Introduction: Kluyvera ascorbata is a gram-negative, catalase-positive, oxidase-negative, aerobic fermentative bacterium with flagella. This organism colonizes in the human body and its pathogenicity is extremely low; few clinical cases of K. ascorbata infection have been reported. Presentation of c...

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Main Authors: Yoshikazu Mutoh, Tomohisa Kobe, Tomoya Hirano, Toshihiko Ichihara, Hiroyuki Takenaka, Takuro Niinomi, Takumi Umemura, Masanori Kuroiwa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:IDCases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250918301975