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SUBMITTER: Oyaert M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3716097 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of clinical microbiology 20130327 6
Pseudoclavibacter spp. are Gram-positive, aerobic, catalase-positive, coryneform bacteria belonging to the family of Microbacteriaceae. Identification of these species with conventional biochemical assays is difficult. This case report of a Pseudoclavibacter bifida bacteremia occurring in an immunocompromised host diagnosed with an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, with a lethal outcome, confirms that this organism may be a human pathogen. ...[more]