title: First report of sepsis due to Catabacter hongkongensis in an Italian patient.
abstract: The first isolation of Catabacter hongkongensis in Italy is reported. Pleomorphic Gram-positive rods were grown in blood cultures from samples obtained from a 55-year-old patient admitted to the intensive care unit with sepsis after he experienced massive thoracic and abdominal trauma. The identification was obtained by amplification and sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene.
authors: Unit of Microbiology, The Romagna Hub Laboratory, Pievestina, Italy.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Torri
authors: Unit of Microbiology, The Romagna Hub Laboratory, Pievestina, Italy.
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Delbianco
authors: ICU, S. Maria delle Croci Hospital, Ravenna, Italy.
authors: F D
authors: FD
authors: Baccarini
authors: ICU, S. Maria delle Croci Hospital, Ravenna, Italy.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Fusari
authors: Unit of Microbiology, The Romagna Hub Laboratory, Pievestina, Italy.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Bertini
authors: Unit of Microbiology, The Romagna Hub Laboratory, Pievestina, Italy.
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Congestrì
authors: Unit of Microbiology, The Romagna Hub Laboratory, Pievestina, Italy.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Matteucci
authors: Unit of Microbiology, The Romagna Hub Laboratory, Pievestina, Italy.
authors: M F
authors: MF
authors: Pedna
authors: Unit of Microbiology, The Romagna Hub Laboratory, Pievestina, Italy.
authors: G D
authors: GD
authors: Testa
authors: Unit of Microbiology, The Romagna Hub Laboratory, Pievestina, Italy; DIMES, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Sambri
keywords: 16S rRNA sequencing; Catabacter hongkongensis; Italy; MALDI-TOF identification failure; sepsis