Disseminated Infection Due to Blastobacter denitrificans following Routine Appendectomy in an Adolescent

AUTOR(ES)

Trotha, Rene

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

Until now, Blastobacter denitrificans has not been mentioned in the context of human infections. A case of severe complication caused by B. denitrificans after routine appendectomy in a young girl is described and confirms this organism to be an opportunistic human pathogen.

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