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A deceptive case of cellulitis caused by a Gram-negative pathogen
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A deceptive case of cellulitis caused by a Gram-negative pathogen

T Bhowmick and M P Weinstein
Journal of clinical microbiology, Vol.51(4), pp.1320-1323
04/2013
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.02975-12
PMCID: PMC3666788
PMID: 23363827

Abstract

Bacterial Typing Techniques Cellulitis - complications Cellulitis - diagnosis Cellulitis - microbiology Cellulitis - pathology Enterobacteriaceae - isolation & purification Enterobacteriaceae Infections - diagnosis Enterobacteriaceae Infections - microbiology Enterobacteriaceae Infections - pathology Humans Immunocompromised Host Male Middle Aged Sepsis - complications Sepsis - diagnosis Sepsis - microbiology Sepsis - pathology
Yokenella regensburgei is a member of the family Enterobacteriaceae that has rarely been implicated in clinical disease. We report here a case of septicemia with a skin and soft tissue source caused by Y. regensburgei in an immunocompromised host.
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