Respiratory tract infection due to Arcanobacterium haemolyticum--a case report.
A case of respiratory tract infection due to Arcanobacterium haemolyticum is reported. A female of 26 years presented with cough with expectoration and fever off and on for a duration of six weeks. Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Arcanobacterium haemolyticum were isolated. Arcanobacterium haemolyticum was isolated on three separate occasions.
Katkar
V J
VJ
Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra. spzodpey@hotmail.com
Shrikhande
S N
SN
Deshpande
Abha
A
Tankhiwale
N S
NS
D000191:Actinomycetaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology