Literature DB >> 15999016

Photobacterium damsela bacteremia in a child with sickle-cell disease.

Jennifer M Knight-Madden1, Michelle Barton, Nischal Gandretti, Alison M Nicholson.   

Abstract

Photobacterium damsela was identified in a blood culture taken from a child with sickle-cell disease. This is the first report of this organism in humans in the Caribbean. The microbiology of this organism and its identification are discussed. The clinical presentation in humans and the role of the immune status of the patient are reviewed.

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Year:  2005        PMID: 15999016     DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000168845.26758.e3

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Pediatr Infect Dis J        ISSN: 0891-3668            Impact factor:   2.129


  2 in total

1.  Septicemia progressing to fatal hepatic dysfunction in an cirrhotic patient after oral ingestion of Photobacterium damsela: a case report.

Authors:  H R Kim; J W Kim; M K Lee; J G Kim
Journal:  Infection       Date:  2009-12       Impact factor: 3.553

2.  An unusual case of urinary tract infection in a pregnant woman with Photobacterium damsela.

Authors:  Jesus R Alvarez; Sangeeta Lamba; Keisha Y Dyer; Joseph J Apuzzio
Journal:  Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol       Date:  2006
  2 in total

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