title: Septicaemia caused by Arcanobacterium haemolyticum smooth type in an immunocompetent patient.
abstract: Arcanobacterium haemolyticum is a rarely reported human pathogen but can cause wound infections in elderly patients with immunodeficiency and pharyngotonsillitis in adolescents and young adults. A. haemolyticum septicaemia originating from a wound rarely occurs and mainly affects immunocompromised patients. Here, we report a case of A. haemolyticum septicaemia in an immunocompetent patient with no underlying diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Division of Clinical Microbiology, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Karolina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hedman
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Division of Clinical Microbiology, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Annelie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brauner
mesh_terms: D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D055667:Arcanobacterium / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents