Sternal osteomyelitis by Gordonia Bronchialis in an immunocompetent patient after open heart surgery

Gordonia is a catalase-positive, aerobic, nocardioform, Gram-positive staining actinomycete that also shows weak acid-fast staining. Several Gordonia species are commonly found in the soil. The bacterium has been isolated from the saliva of domesticated/wild dogs as well. In hospitalized patients, m...

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Main Authors: Paurush Ambesh, Aditya Kapoor, Danish H Kazmi, Moustafa Elsheshtawy, Vijay Shetty, Yu S Lin, Stephan Kamholz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
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Online Access:http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2019;volume=22;issue=2;spage=221;epage=224;aulast=Ambesh