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Nosocomial urosepsis caused by Enterobacter kobei with aberrant phenotype.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 Oct 2005
Hoffmann Harald, Schmoldt Sabine, Trülzsch Konrad, Stumpf Anita, Bengsch Stefan, Blankenstein Thomas, Heesemann Jürgen, Roggenkamp Andreas
Abstract excerpt
Enterobacter kobei is the species of the Enterobacter cloacae complex, which is phenotypically most closely related to the species E. cloacae. This is the first report of infection caused by a new biotype of E. kobei. A patient with a history of urinary bladder operation developed a urosepsis with an Enterobacter isolate displaying the E. cloacae phenotype. The isolate was classified to the species E. kobei by...
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