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Psychrobacter sanguinis: an unusual bacterium for nosocomial meningitis.


ABSTRACT: We report the first case of postneurosurgical meningitis due to Psychrobacter sanguinis, identified only by 16S rRNA analysis. Psychrobacter spp. usually live in deep sea environments and cold habitats. Despite a strict questioning of the patient and the medical staff, we did not find the source of this bacterium.

SUBMITTER: Le Guern R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4313189 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Psychrobacter sanguinis: an unusual bacterium for nosocomial meningitis.

Le Guern Rémi R   Wallet Frédéric F   Vega Emmanuel E   Courcol René J RJ   Loïez Caroline C  

Journal of clinical microbiology 20140702 9


We report the first case of postneurosurgical meningitis due to Psychrobacter sanguinis, identified only by 16S rRNA analysis. Psychrobacter spp. usually live in deep sea environments and cold habitats. Despite a strict questioning of the patient and the medical staff, we did not find the source of this bacterium. ...[more]

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