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Septicemia due to Solobacterium moorei in a patient with multiple myeloma.

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Detry, G Glupczynski, Gerald [UCL] Piérard, Denis Vandoorslaer, K Wauters, Georges [UCL] Avesani, V.

We report a case of bacteremia caused by Solobacterium moorei, an anaerobic, non-sporulated Gram-positive bacillus in a patient with a multiple myeloma. The source of infection was presumably related to multiple dento-alveolar abscesses. This is the first recovery of S. moorei from blood cultures.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Case Reports, Journal Article
Access type Accès restreint
Publication date 2006
Journal information "Anaerobe" - Vol. 12, no. 3, p. 160-2 (2006)
Peer reviewed yes
issn 1075-9964
Publication status Publié
Affiliation UCL - MD/MIGE - Département de microbiologie, d'immunologie et de génétique
MESH Subject Aged ; Anaerobiosis ; Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology ; Bacteremia - etiology ; Fermentation ; Glucose - metabolism ; Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods - drug effects - isolation & purification - metabolism ; Humans ; Male ; Microbial Sensitivity Tests ; Multiple Myeloma - complications ; Periodontal Abscess - complications
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Bibliographic reference Detry, G ; Glupczynski, Gerald ; Piérard, Denis ; Vandoorslaer, K ; Wauters, Georges ; et. al. Septicemia due to Solobacterium moorei in a patient with multiple myeloma.. In: Anaerobe, Vol. 12, no. 3, p. 160-2 (2006)
Permanent URL http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/23454