Fatal bacteremia due to Anaerobiospirillum succiniciproducens: First description in Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 169-172

  Secchi, Carina ^a,d   Cantarelli, Vlademir Vicente ^a,b   De Souza Pereira, Fabiana ^a,b   Wolf, Hilda Helena Chaer ^c   Brodt, Teresa Cristina Zenobini ^a   Amaro, Maria Cristina O ^a   Inamine, Éverton ^a  

^a Mycrobiology Section   (Brazil)

^b Molecular Biology Laboratory   (Brazil)

^c Grupo Hospitalar Conceicao   (Brazil)

^d Molecular Biology Section   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anaerobiospirillum spp.; Anaerobiospirillum succiniciproducens; Bacteremia

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; OXACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN; BACTERIAL DNA; RNA 16S;

AGED; ANAEROBIOSPIRILLUM; ANAEROBIOSPIRILLUM SUCCINICIPRODUCENS; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; BRAZIL; CAMPYLOBACTER; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; GENETICS; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AGED; ANAEROBIOSPIRILLUM; BACTEREMIA; BRAZIL; DNA, BACTERIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

EID: 26944451738     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: 14138670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702005000200008     Document Type: Article

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