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Case Reports
. 2007 Jul;45(7):2348-50.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00480-07. Epub 2007 May 23.

Cystitis caused by Aeromonas caviae

Khalifa Al-Benwan  1 , Sharon Abbott, J Michael Janda, Geert Huys, M John Albert
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Case Reports

Cystitis caused by Aeromonas caviae

Khalifa Al-Benwan et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2007 Jul.

Abstract

Aeromonas sp. organisms rarely cause urinary tract infection. We report for the first time a case of urinary tract infection caused by A. caviae in an adult patient with a history of increased frequency of urination, dysuria, hematuria, and weight loss.

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