A Case of Segniliparus rugosus Pulmonary Infection in an Immunocompetent Patient with Non-cystic Fibrosis

Segniliparus species is a novel genus that is reported to be the new emerging respiratory pathogens. Here, we report a very rare case of S. rugosus pulmonary infection in an immunocompetent patient with non-cystic fibrosis. The organism was identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The patient was suc...

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Autores principales: Lee, Jung Yeon, Chon, Gyu Rak, Jung, tae-young, Sung, Heungsup, Shim, Tae Sun, Jo, Kyung-Wook
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4250924/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25473412
http://dx.doi.org/10.4046/trd.2014.77.5.227
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Sumario:Segniliparus species is a novel genus that is reported to be the new emerging respiratory pathogens. Here, we report a very rare case of S. rugosus pulmonary infection in an immunocompetent patient with non-cystic fibrosis. The organism was identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The patient was successfully treated with antibiotics.

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