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Case Reports
. 2014 Mar;52(3):1009-12.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.02942-13. Epub 2013 Dec 26.

Bacteremia caused by Comamonas kerstersii in a patient with diverticulosis

Onya Opota  1 , Barbara Ney, Giorgio Zanetti, Katia Jaton, Gilbert Greub, Guy Prod'hom
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Bacteremia caused by Comamonas kerstersii in a patient with diverticulosis

Onya Opota et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Mar.

Abstract

We report for the first time a case of bacteremia caused by Comamonas kerstersii in a 65-year-old patient with sign of diverticulosis. In addition, we review the isolation of Comamonas sp. and related organisms in our hospital over 25 years.

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FIG 1
Gram staining of C. kerstersii, C. testosteroni, and D. acidovorans strains isolated in clinical samples from Lausanne University Hospital. The C. kerstersii strain in the present case report was obtained directly from a blood culture bottle (A) and after culture on blood agar medium (B). The strain displays long filaments, unlike the other strains, which appear as Gram-negative short bacilli or rods. (C) A C. kerstersii strain identified in an intraperitoneal infection of an 11-year-old child with a perforated appendix. (D) C. testosteroni involved in bacteremia in a 33-year-old man. (E) D. acidovorans identified in blood cultures from a 61-year-old man.
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Comment in

  • 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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