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C U Enemchukwu1, H Ben-Faras2, P Gialanella3
1Division of Infectious Diseases, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
Abstract:
Only two cases of human infection with the anaerobic Gram-negative bacillus Butyricimonas virosa have been previously reported. We describe the case of a 69-year-old man with B. virosa and diverticulitis, further supporting an association of bacteraemia with this pathogen to bowel disease. We also summarize the characteristics of the previously described cases.
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