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Case Reports
. 2013 Jun;51(6):1998-2000.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00659-13. Epub 2013 Apr 10.

Intra-abdominal infections due to Comamonas kerstersii

Marisa N Almuzara  1 , Rosana Cittadini, Cecilia Vera Ocampo, Romina Bakai, German Traglia, Maria S Ramirez, Marcelo del Castillo, Carlos A Vay
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Case Reports

Intra-abdominal infections due to Comamonas kerstersii

Marisa N Almuzara et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Jun.

Abstract

Herein, we report four cases of Comamonas kerstersii intra-abdominal infections representing the first report of human infections caused by this Comamonas species. In addition, our work demonstrates the association of C. kerstersii with peritonitis secondary to appendix rupture.

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  • Comamonas kerstersii and the perforated appendix.
    Biswas JS, Fitchett J, O'Hara G. Biswas JS, et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug;52(8):3134. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00909-14. Epub 2014 May 14. J Clin Microbiol. 2014. PMID: 24829228 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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