| Literature DB >> 27161206 |
Jonathan M Anthony1, Rajanshu Verma2.
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Sphingobacterium spiritivorum, a Gram-negative bacillus, is abundant in nature and is rarely involved in causing human infections. However, it is intrinsically resistant to many commonly administered antibiotics and can thus be a life-threatening microorganism. We describe a case of an 89-year-old Caucasian man who presented with sepsis from S. spiritivorum cellulitis. 2016 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27161206 PMCID: PMC4885334 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2016-215319
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMJ Case Rep ISSN: 1757-790X