Ochrobactrum anthropi infection
Definition:
Ochrobactrum anthropi is an ubiquitous oxidase-producing gram-negative bacillus. The pathogen is recognized increasingly as a causative agent of central catheter-related infections, causing bloodstream infection in patients on hemodialysis.
References:
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[1]. Florian Daxboeck, et al. Ochrobactrum anthropi bloodstream infection complicating hemodialysis. Am J Kidney Dis. 2002 Oct;40(4):E17. [Content Brief]
[2]. Kumarpal Shrishrimal, et al. Recurrent Ochrobactrum anthropi and Shewanella putrefaciens bloodstream infection complicating hemodialysis. Hemodial Int. 2012 Jan;16(1):113-5. [Content Brief]
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