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Bacteremia Caused by Comamonas kerstersii in a Patient with Diverticulosis

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY (2014)

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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Volume 52, Issue 3, Pages 1009-1012

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AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY

DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02942-13

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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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