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Globicatella sanguinis meningitis associated with human carriage.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Apr 2010
Héry-Arnaud Geneviève, Doloy Alexandra, Ansart Séverine, Le Lay Geneviève, Le Flèche-Matéos Anne, Seizeur Romuald, Garré Michel, Payan Christopher, Bouvet Anne
Abstract excerpt
Globicatella sanguinis is a rare cause of acute meningitis. We demonstrated human carriage of Globicatella by identifying cefotaxime-resistant strains in groin and rectal specimens 9 months after invasive infection. The pathogenic strain isolated from the cerebrospinal fluid and the carriage strains were accurately identified by sodA gene sequence analysis.
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