Bacteroides fragilis: a case study of bacteremia and septic arthritis.
A 67-year-old African-American male presented with nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, and knee pain. Four sets of blood cultures were collected and resulted in the growth of Bacteroides fragilis in all anaerobic bottles. Later, a fluid and tissue sample from the patient's knee grew the same species...
| Publicado en: | Clinical Laboratory Science Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 131 - 136 |
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| Formato: | case study tables/charts Journal Article |
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American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
Summer2009
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| Sumario: | A 67-year-old African-American male presented with nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, and knee pain. Four sets of blood cultures were collected and resulted in the growth of Bacteroides fragilis in all anaerobic bottles. Later, a fluid and tissue sample from the patient's knee grew the same species of bacteria. The patient was placed on intravenous antibiotics to fight the infection. |
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