Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica Bacteremia Hospitalized Homeless Man with Squamous Cell Carcinoma

We report a case of Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica bacteremia in an elderly man in Japan who had squamous cell carcinoma. Blood cultures were initially negative for W. chitiniclastica but were positive on day 20. Careful attention needs to be paid to this organism in patients who have chronic woun...

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Published in:Emerg Infect Dis
Main Authors: Katanami, Yuichi, Kutsuna, Satoshi, Nagashima, Maki, Takaya, Saho, Yamamoto, Kei, Takeshita, Nozomi, Hayakawa, Kayoko, Kato, Yasuyuki, Kanagawa, Shuzo, Ohmagari, Norio
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018
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Research Letter
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6106428/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30124421
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2409.170080
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