Isolation of Yokenella regensburgei ("Koserella trabulsii") from a patient with transient bacteremia and from a patient with a septic knee.
Yokenella regensburgei ("Koserella trabulsii") was isolated from a 74-year-old male with a septic knee and from a 35-year-old immunocompromised female whose transient bacteremia occurred without overt signs of sepsis. Neither strain was correctly identified by laboratories using a variety of techniques.
Microbial Diseases Laboratory, California Department of Health Services, Berkeley 94704-1011.
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Janda
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male