Bilophila wadsworthia isolates from clinical specimens.
Bilophila wadsworthia is an anaerobic, gram-negative, asaccharolytic, bile-resistant, catalase-positive bacillus that is usually urease positive and was originally recognized in specimens of peritoneal fluid and tissue from patients with appendicitis. Additional isolations from clinical specimens, including a scrotal abscess, mandibular osteomyelitis, axillary hidradenitis suppurativa, pleural fluid, joint fluid, and blood, are described here.
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Microbiology Laboratory, Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri 63110.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006089:Gram-Negative Anaerobic Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged