Comamonas kerstersii and the perforated appendix

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¹ Department of Infection, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom jason.biswas@nhs.net.
² Department of Infection, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom.

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Jason S Biswas et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug.

. 2014 Aug;52(8):3134.

doi: 10.1128/JCM.00909-14. Epub 2014 May 14.

¹ Department of Infection, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom jason.biswas@nhs.net.
² Department of Infection, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom.

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Intra-abdominal infections due to Comamonas kerstersii.
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Bacteremia caused by Comamonas kerstersii in a patient with diverticulosis.
Opota O, Ney B, Zanetti G, Jaton K, Greub G, Prod'hom G. Opota O, et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Mar;52(3):1009-12. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02942-13. Epub 2013 Dec 26. J Clin Microbiol. 2014. PMID: 24371242 Free PMC article.

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