SURGICAL-WOUND INFECTION CAUSED BY RAHNELLA-AQUATILIS

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作者
MARAKI, S [1 ]
SAMONIS, G [1 ]
MARNELAKIS, E [1 ]
TSELENTIS, Y [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV HOSP HERAKLION,DEPT BACTERIOL PARASITOL ZOONOSES & GEOG MED,GR-71110 IRAKLION,GREECE
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10.1128/JCM.32.11.2706-2708.1994
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Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Rahnella aquatilis is a water-residing gram-negative rod, a member of the family Enterobacteriaceae, isolated rarely from clinical specimens of immunocompromised patients. A case of a surgical wound infection caused by R. aquatilis in a patient who underwent a prosthetic surgical intervention is reported. The presence of inducible beta-lactamase was suggested by the disk induction test and the conventional agar dilution assay. Literature on R. aquatilis infections in humans is reviewed.
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