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Weissella confusa: a rare cause of vancomycin-resistant Gram-positive bacteraemia

Publication Type : Journal Article

Source : Journal Medicine Microbiology, Volume 60, Issue 10, 2011

Campus : Kochi

School : School of Medicine

Department : Microbiology

Year : 2011

Abstract : We describe a case of bacteraemia caused by Weissella confusa in a 48-year-old male who was operated on for adenocarcinoma of the gastro-oesophageal junction and maintained on total parenteral nutrition. Blood cultures were positive for a vancomycin-resistant streptococcus-like organism which was identified as W. confusa by 16S rRNA gene sequencing.

Cite this Research Publication : Anil Kumar, Deepthi Augustine, S. Sudhindran, Anu M. Kurian, Kavitha R. Dinesh, Shamsul Karim, Rosamma Philip "Weissella confusa: a rare cause of vancomycin-resistant Gram-positive bacteraemia", Journal Medicine Microbiology, Volume 60, Issue 10, 2011

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