Anaerobiospirillum thomasii bacteremia with fatal outcome

Anaerobiospirillum thomasii has been reported as a causative agent of diarrhea in humans; however no bacteremia associated with this pathogen has been described so far. We present here the first case of fatal A. thomasii bacteremia in an alcoholic patient.

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Veröffentlicht in:Revista argentina de microbiología 2015-10, Vol.47 (4), p.328-330
Hauptverfasser: Streitenberger, Edgardo R, Chavez, Claudio M, Rizzo, Mabel S, Suarez, Ariel I
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Zusammenfassung:Anaerobiospirillum thomasii has been reported as a causative agent of diarrhea in humans; however no bacteremia associated with this pathogen has been described so far. We present here the first case of fatal A. thomasii bacteremia in an alcoholic patient.
ISSN:0325-7541
DOI:10.1016/j.ram.2015.07.006