Systemic Infection of an Immunocompromised Patient with Methylobacterium zatmanii

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We describe the identification of Methylobacterium zatmanii as the causative agent of bacteremia and fever in an immunocompromised patient. The patient, a 60-year-old man, had a 5-month history of acute myeloid leukemia and had been on chemotherapy throughout this period. Seven days after the onset of neutropenia, the patient developed fever. The combination of ciprofloxacin, co-trimoxazole, imipenem, amikacin,...

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