Flavobacterium multivorum septicemia in a hemodialyzed patient.
A case of Flavobacterium multivorum septicemia in a hemodialyzed patient is reported. Two blood cultures were positive at 48 h, and the patient became afebrile only after antimicrobial therapy. The origin of the septicemia could not be determined.
D000328:Adult; D005417:Flavobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology*