ISOLATION OF AGROBACTERIUM-RADIOBACTER FROM A CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER

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HAMMERBERG, O [1 ]
BIALKOWSKAHOBRZANSKA, H [1 ]
GOPAUL, D [1 ]
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[1] ST JOSEPHS HLTH CTR, DIV MICROBIOL, LONDON N6A 4L6, ONTARIO, CANADA
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10.1007/BF01968028
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R51 [传染病];
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100401 ;
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A case of septicemia caused by Agrobacterium radiobacter is reported in a patient undergoing chemotherapy treatment who had recently been neutropenic. Agrobacterium radiobacter was isolated from the Hickman line blood culture. The patient responded favorably to removal of the Hickman catheter and treatment with amikacin and piperacillin. The molecular and biochemical characteristics of the isolate are presented.
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