Tan SC, Wong YH, Jegathesan M, Chang SM. The first isolate of Tatumella ptyseos in Malaysia.
THE MALAYSIAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 1989;
11:25-7. [PMID:
2632996]
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Abstract
Tatumella ptyseos, the type species for the genus Tatumella, is a newly established member of the Family Enterobacteriaceae. It is a Gram-negative, oxidase negative, fermentative rod that grows on Mac Conkey agar. This first isolate was obtained from the blood culture of a neonate having neonatal jaundice with presumed sepsis. The organism was in vitro sensitive to Gentamicin, Chloramphenicol, Cotrimoxazole and Ampicillin. The patient was treated with Ampicillin and Gentamicin and recovered uneventfully.
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