title: Septicemia with Ewingella americana.
abstract: Ewingella americana was isolated from two blood cultures from a 75-year-old male after cholecystectomy. The characteristics of this strain are compared with the reported biochemical characteristics of 44 American strains. Previously described infections and pseudoinfections with E. americana are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Bacteriology and Virology, University Hospital Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Devreese
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Claeys
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Verschraegen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000382:microbiology