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Comamonas testosteroni Bacteremia

2007; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 15; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/ipc.0b013e31802ce475

1536-9943

JoEllyn M. Abraham, Gary L. Simon,

Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing

Comamonas testosteroni is infrequently recognized as a human pathogen. We report a case of a 54-year-old woman with metastatic esophageal cancer, an indwelling central venous catheter, and septic shock secondary to Comamonas testosteroni bacteremia.