Budvicia aquatica sepsis in an immunocompromised patient following exposure to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina

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作者
Corbin, Angela
Delatte, Charlotte
Besson, Sharee
Guidry, Anne
Hoffmann, Andrew H., III
Monier, Paul
Nathaniel, Rajkumar [1 ]
机构
[1] Nicholls State Univ, Dept Biol Sci, Thibodaux, LA 70310 USA
[2] Thibodaux Reg Med Ctr, Dept Clin Pathol, Thibodaux, LA USA
[3] Thibodaux Reg Med Ctr, Dept Infect Dis, Thibodaux, LA USA
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10.1099/jmm.0.47139-0
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Bucivicia aquatica has been found in surface water not associated with human faeces or sewage. The first known case is described of infection in an 85-year-old woman exposed to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, who tested positive for B. aquatica from both blood and urine samples.
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页码:1124 / 1125
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