title: Bacteremia caused by Comamonas kerstersii in a patient with diverticulosis.
abstract: We report for the first time a case of bacteremia caused by Comamonas kerstersii in a 65-year-old patient with sign of diverticulosis. In addition, we review the isolation of Comamonas sp. and related organisms in our hospital over 25 years.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Onya
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Opota
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ney
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zanetti
authors.forename: Katia
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jaton
authors.forename: Gilbert
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Greub
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Prod'hom
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D020585:Comamonas / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications*; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male