Abstract
Escherichia hermannii was first identified as a new species in 1982. It has rarely been reported as a human pathogen. We report the first case of E. hermannii as the sole pathogen in a catheter-related bloodstream infection.
MeSH terms
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
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Bacteremia / diagnosis*
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Bacteremia / microbiology*
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Bacteremia / pathology
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Catheter-Related Infections / diagnosis*
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Catheter-Related Infections / microbiology*
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Catheter-Related Infections / pathology
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Enterobacteriaceae Infections
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Escherichia / classification
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Escherichia / drug effects
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Escherichia / isolation & purification*
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Humans
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Male
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Middle Aged