title: Intra-abdominal infections due to Comamonas kerstersii.
abstract: Herein, we report four cases of Comamonas kerstersii intra-abdominal infections representing the first report of human infections caused by this Comamonas species. In addition, our work demonstrates the association of C. kerstersii with peritonitis secondary to appendix rupture.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Bacteriología, Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica, Hospital de Clínicas José de San Martín, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Marisa N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Almuzara
authors.forename: Rosana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cittadini
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vera Ocampo
authors.forename: Romina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bakai
authors.forename: German
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Traglia
authors.forename: Maria S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Ramirez
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: del Castillo
authors.forename: Carlos A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Vay
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002648:Child; D020585:Comamonas / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D059413:Intraabdominal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S