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Fatal bacteremia due to Anaerobiospirillum succiniciproducens: first description in Brazil
Secchi, Carina; Cantarelli, Vlademir Vicente; Pereira, Fabiana de Souza; Wolf, Hilda Helena Chaer; Brodt, Teresa Cristina Zenobini; Amaro, Maria Cristina O; Inamine, Éverton.
  • Secchi, Carina; Conceição Hospitalar Group. Mycrobiology section. Porto Alegre. BR
  • Cantarelli, Vlademir Vicente; Conceição Hospitalar Group. Mycrobiology section. Porto Alegre. BR
  • Pereira, Fabiana de Souza; Conceição Hospitalar Group. Mycrobiology section. Porto Alegre. BR
  • Wolf, Hilda Helena Chaer; Conceição Hospitalar Group. Porto Alegre. BR
  • Brodt, Teresa Cristina Zenobini; Conceição Hospitalar Group. Mycrobiology section. Porto Alegre. BR
  • Amaro, Maria Cristina O; Conceição Hospitalar Group. Mycrobiology section. Porto Alegre. BR
  • Inamine, Éverton; Conceição Hospitalar Group. Mycrobiology section. Porto Alegre. BR
Braz. j. infect. dis ; 9(2): 169-172, Apr. 2005. ilus
Article Dans Anglais | LILACS | ID: lil-408460
ABSTRACT
Anaerobiospirillum succiniciproducens is an anaerobic, Gram-negative, spiral shaped bacteria, which is motile by means of bipolar tuffs of flagella. This organism appears to be a rare cause of bacteremia in humans, and it usually affects patients submitted to immunosuppressive therapy. Anaerobiospirillum succiniciproducens resembles Campylobacter spp. in Gram-stained preparations, however, it is considered resistant to most antimicrobial drugs that are used to treat Campylobacter infections. We observed Gram-negative, spiral shaped bacteria in Gram-stained preparations from blood culture flasks. Growth occurred only under anaerobic incubation, and identification to the species level was achieved by PCR amplification of the 16S rRNA gene, followed by direct sequencing and a GenBank homology search. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported Brazilian case of Anaerobiospirillum succiniciproducens bacteremia.
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Texte intégral: Disponible Indice: LILAS (Amériques) Sujet Principal: Infections bactériennes à Gram négatif / Bactériémie / Anaerobiospirillum Type d'étude: Étude pronostique Limites du sujet: Adulte très âgé / Femelle / Humains Pays comme sujet: Amérique du Sud / Brésil langue: Anglais Texte intégral: Braz. j. infect. dis Thème du journal: Maladies transmissibles Année: 2005 Type: Article Pays d'affiliation: Brésil Institution/Pays d'affiliation: Conceição Hospitalar Group/BR

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Texte intégral: Disponible Indice: LILAS (Amériques) Sujet Principal: Infections bactériennes à Gram négatif / Bactériémie / Anaerobiospirillum Type d'étude: Étude pronostique Limites du sujet: Adulte très âgé / Femelle / Humains Pays comme sujet: Amérique du Sud / Brésil langue: Anglais Texte intégral: Braz. j. infect. dis Thème du journal: Maladies transmissibles Année: 2005 Type: Article Pays d'affiliation: Brésil Institution/Pays d'affiliation: Conceição Hospitalar Group/BR