Abstract

STREITENBERGER, Edgardo R; CHAVEZ, Claudio M; RIZZO, Mabel S  and  SUAREZ, Ariel I. Anaerobiospirillum thomasii bacteremia with fatal outcome. Rev. argent. microbiol. [online]. 2015, vol.47, n.4, pp.328-330. ISSN 0325-7541.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ram.2015.07.006.

Anaerobiospirillum thomasii has been reported as a causative agent of diarrhea in humans; however no bacteremia associated with this pathogen has been described so far. We present here the first case of fatal A. thomasii bacteremia in an alcoholic patient.

Keywords : Anaerobiospirillum thomassi; 16S ribosomal RNA; Bacteremia.

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