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Tsukamurella: a cause of catheter-related bloodstream infections.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Feb 2009
Bouza E, Pérez-Parra A, Rosal M, Martín-Rabadán P, Rodríguez-Créixems M, Marín M
Abstract excerpt
Tsukamurellae are strictly aerobic Gram-positive rods that can be easily misidentified as Corynebacterium species, Rhodococcus species, Nocardia species, Mycobacterium species, or other Gram-positive aerobic rods. They have been uncommonly reported as a cause of different human infections, including bloodstream infections. We describe 2 new cases of catheter-related bloodstream infections (CR-BSI) caused by...
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