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Case Reports
. 2021 Dec:72:102460.
doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2021.102460. Epub 2021 Sep 24.

Three cases of Sutterella wadsworthensis bacteremia secondary to abdominal infections

Karina Frahm Kirk  1 , Kasper Lenni Andersen  2 , Irene Harder Tarpgaard  3 , Hans Linde Nielsen  4
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Case Reports

Three cases of Sutterella wadsworthensis bacteremia secondary to abdominal infections

Karina Frahm Kirk et al. Anaerobe. 2021 Dec.
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Abstract

The anaerobic bacterium Sutterella wadsworthensis has previously been isolated from the human intestine, both in healthy individuals and patients with gastrointestinal disorders, and the clinical significance of this bacterium is unknown. In this case report, we describe three cases of bacteremia with Sutterella wadsworthensis, from patients with recent intraabdominal surgery.

Keywords: Abdominal infections; Appendicitis; Bacteremia; Diverticulitis; Sutterella wadsworthensis.

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