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Case Reports
. 2007 Jul;25(3):297-8.
doi: 10.4103/0255-0857.34782.

Oerskovia turbata and Myroides species: rare isolates from a case of acalculus cholecystitis

M Thomas  1 , S B Padmini, V K Govindan, B Appalaraju
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Case Reports

Oerskovia turbata and Myroides species: rare isolates from a case of acalculus cholecystitis

M Thomas et al. Indian J Med Microbiol. 2007 Jul.

Abstract

Here we report a case of acalculus cholecystitis, which presented with features of obstructive jaundice of one-week duration. The patient underwent cholecystectomy and bile grew a mixed culture of Oerskovia turbata and Myroides spp. Being a rare isolate, characteristic features of the former are described in this report. The patient recovered without any complication.

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