Bacteremia due to Gordonia polyisoprenivorans: case report and review of literature

Bacteremia due to Gordonia polyisoprenivorans: case report and review of literature

Abstract Background Gordonia polyisoprenivorans is a ubiquitous aerobic actinomycetes bacterium that rarely cause infections in humans. Here, we report a case of G. polyisoprenivorans catheter-related bacteremia in an AIDS patient. Case presentation A 37-year-old man with a past medical history of A...

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Main Authors: Xiurong Ding, Yanhua Yu, Ming Chen, Chen Wang, Yanfang Kang, Hongman Li, Jinli Lou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Gordonia polyisoprenivorans
Bacteremia
Case report
AIDS
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2523-5

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