Catheter-related bacteremia caused by Comamonas testosteroni in a hemodialysis patient

William Nseir, Julnar Khateeb, Mohammad Awawdeh, Murad Ghali

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Abstract

Comamonas testosteroni has rarely been implicated as a human pathogen. In general, the outcome of C. testosteroni infections is favorable. We report a case of fatal bacteremia caused by C. testosteroni in a 64-year-old woman on hemodialysis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)293-296
Number of pages4
JournalHemodialysis International
Volume15
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Catheter-related bacteremia
  • Comamonas testosteroni
  • Hemodialysis

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