Almuzara M, Cittadini R, Estraviz ML, Ellis A, Vay C. First report of
Comamonas kerstersii causing urinary tract infection.
New Microbes New Infect 2018;
24:4-7. [PMID:
29922468 PMCID:
PMC6004729 DOI:
10.1016/j.nmni.2018.03.003]
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Abstract
The association of Comamonas kerstersii with peritonitis resulting from perforated appendix and its isolation from a psoas abscess and pelvic peritonitis have previously been described by us. We present the first case of C. kerstersii urinary tract infection, broadening the spectrum of infections caused by this species.
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