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Bacteremia and central line infection caused by Bosea thiooxidans

We describe a case of central venous catheter infection and bacteremia caused by Bosea thiooxidans, which has not been previously described in the literature. Bosea spp. is a gram-negative bacterium that has been isolated from hospital water supplies and may become an important cause of nosocomial i...

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Autores principales: Skipper, Caleb, Ferrieri, Patricia, Cavert, Winston
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6926286/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31890589
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00676
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Sumario:We describe a case of central venous catheter infection and bacteremia caused by Bosea thiooxidans, which has not been previously described in the literature. Bosea spp. is a gram-negative bacterium that has been isolated from hospital water supplies and may become an important cause of nosocomial infections.