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J Clin Microbiol
; 40(12): 4792-6, 2002 Dec.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12454199
RESUMEN
Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus is a gram-negative, slender, spirally curved bacterial pathogen. It has been isolated from human blood, spinal fluid, and abscesses, but cellulitis associated with bacteremia is rare. We report its isolation from a blood culture of a human patient with cellulitis as well as difficulties encountered in determining the identity of the subspecies of C. fetus.