Bacteremia caused by Comamonas kerstersii in a patient with diverticulosis

J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Mar;52(3):1009-12. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02942-13. Epub 2013 Dec 26.

Abstract

We report for the first time a case of bacteremia caused by Comamonas kerstersii in a 65-year-old patient with sign of diverticulosis. In addition, we review the isolation of Comamonas sp. and related organisms in our hospital over 25 years.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Bacteremia / diagnosis*
  • Bacteremia / microbiology
  • Bacteremia / pathology*
  • Comamonas / isolation & purification*
  • Diverticulum / complications*
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / pathology*
  • Hospitals
  • Humans
  • Male