Fatal case of bacteremia caused by an atypical strain of Corynebacterium mucifaciens
Braz. j. infect. dis
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10(6): 416-418, Dec. 2006.
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Corynebacterium species have often been considered normal skin flora or contaminants; however, in recent years they have been increasingly implicated in serious infections. Moreover, many new species have been discovered and old species renamed, especially after molecular biology techniques were introduced. Corynebacterium mucifaciens is mainly isolated from blood and from other normally-sterile body fluids; it forms slightly yellow, mucoid colonies on blood agar. We report a fatal case of bacteremia due to an atypical strain of C. mucifaciens. This strain had atypical colony morphology; analysis of the 16S rRNA gene was used to define the species.
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Assunto principal:
Bacteriemia
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Corynebacterium
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Infecções por Corynebacterium
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Limite:
Idoso
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Aged80
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Feminino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Assunto da revista:
Doenças Transmissíveis
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Weinmann Laboratory LTDA/BR
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