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Case Reports
. 1981 Aug;89(4):243-4.
doi: 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1981.tb00183_89b.x.

Septicaemia caused by Cardiobacterium hominis. A case report

P K Rønnevik, H C Neess
Case Reports

Septicaemia caused by Cardiobacterium hominis. A case report

P K Rønnevik et al. Acta Pathol Microbiol Scand B. 1981 Aug.

Abstract

Septicaemia caused by Cardiobacterium hominis in a woman aged 67 is reported. She had been treated for metastatic adenocarcinoma for nine months with cytostatic drugs prior to the development of a fatal septicaemia. She had no known pre-existing heart disease. Isolation and identification of the strain are discussed.

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