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Case Reports
. 2015 Feb;53(2):743-5.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.02545-14. Epub 2014 Dec 17.

Tsukamurella pulmonis bloodstream infection identified by secA1 gene sequencing

Inmaculada C Pérez Del Molino Bernal  1 , María E Cano  2 , Celia García de la Fuente  2 , Luis Martínez-Martínez  3 , Mónica López  4 , Carlos Fernández-Mazarrasa  2 , Jesús Agüero  5
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Tsukamurella pulmonis bloodstream infection identified by secA1 gene sequencing

Inmaculada C Pérez Del Molino Bernal et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2015 Feb.

Abstract

Recurrent bloodstream infections caused by a Gram-positive bacterium affected an immunocompromised child. Tsukamurella pulmonis was the microorganism identified by secA1 gene sequencing. Antibiotic treatment in combination with removal of the subcutaneous port healed the patient.

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