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T Andreopoulos1, G Papanikolaou, M Politou
1University of Athens School of Medicine, First Department of Medicine, Laikon Hospital, Athens-11527, Greece.
Abstract:
Micrococcus luteus was repeatedly isolated in blood cultures during a prolonged feverish syndrome in a patient who presented with multiple hepatic abscesses as well. In contrast to the literature, this case is not related to prosthetic devices; an untreated limb wound may have been the site of microbial entry.
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