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Case Reports
. 2002 Jul;40(7):2696-7.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.40.7.2696-2697.2002.

Septicemia due to Acinetobacter junii

Hans-Jörg Linde  1 , Joachim Hahn, Ernst Holler, Udo Reischl, Norbert Lehn
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Case Reports

Septicemia due to Acinetobacter junii

Hans-Jörg Linde et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2002 Jul.

Abstract

Acinetobacter spp. are considered to be emerging nosocomial pathogens. Acinetobacter junii is a rare cause of disease in humans and was associated mainly with bacteremia in preterm infants and pediatric oncologic patients. In this report we describe a case of catheter-related infection by A. junii in an adult oncologic patient. Application of molecular methods for precise species identification of Acinetobacter spp. will help to further clarify their role as human pathogens.

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