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Case of fatal systemic infection with an Aureobacterium sp.: identification of isolate by 16S rRNA gene analysis
P Saweljew1, J Kunkel, A Feddersen
1Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Mainz, Germany.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
|June 1, 1996
Abstract:
The case of a 75-year-old man who succumbed to a disseminated infection most likely caused by a species of the genus Aureobacterium is reported. Identification of the isolate was achieved by comparative 16S rRNA gene analysis. Aureobacteria are commonly found in the environment. However, only recently have they been recognized as a cause of infections including septicemia and soft tissue infections. To our knowledge, this is the first documentation of a fatal infection caused by an Aureobacterium sp.