Corynebacterium bovis line related septicemia: a case report and review of the literature.
Corynebacterium bovis, the causative agent of bovine mastitis, has rarely been described as a human pathogen since its description. We report a rare case of line related septicemia due to Corynebacterium bovis.
Dalal
Aman
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Division of Infectious Diseases, New York Hospital Queens, Flushing, NY 11355, USA. amandalal@hotmail.com
Urban
Carl
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Ahluwalia
Maneesha
M
Rubin
David
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D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology*