Butyricimonas virosa bacteraemia and bowel disease: case report and review

Only two cases of human infection with the anaerobic Gram-negative bacillus Butyricimonas virosa have been previously reported. We describe the case of a 69-year-old man with B. virosa and diverticulitis, further supporting an association of bacteraemia with this pathogen to bowel disease. We also s...

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Main Authors: C.U. Enemchukwu, H. Ben-Faras, P. Gialanella, W.A. Szymczak, J.D. Nosanchuk, T.F. Madaline
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-09-01
Series:New Microbes and New Infections
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S205229751630035X