Bacteremia caused by Peptococcus prevotii in an immunocompromised host.
A case of bacteremia caused by Peptococcus prevotii in an immunocompromised patient is described. A specific antibiotic therapy was successful. Details of the isolation procedures, biochemical pattern and Minimal Inhibitory Concentrations (MICs) related to the pathogen strain are reported.
Gulletta
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Amato
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Nani
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Covelli
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D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007153:Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / Q000150:complications*; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000276:immunology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010460:Peptococcus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents