Bacteremia caused by Comamonas kerstersii in a patient with acute perforated appendicitis and localized peritonitis: case report and literature review

Comamonas kerstersii (C. kerstersii) is a Gram-negative bacterium that was initially thought to be non-pathogenic to humans and is abundant in the environment. In recent years, with the availability of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) that e...

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Main Authors: Yingmiao Zhang, Kun Li, Yu Zhan, Lifeng Shi, Yi Zeng, Hui Wang, Zhongxin Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2023.1283769/full