Two Cases of Kerstersia gyiorum Isolated from Sites of Chronic Infection | Zendy

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Two Cases of Kerstersia gyiorum Isolated from Sites of Chronic Infection

Author(s) -

Morgan A. Pence,

Jeffrey D. Sharon,

Erin McElvania,

Brittany L. Pakalniskis,

Bradley Ford,

CareyAnn D. Burnham

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

journal of clinical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349

H-Index - 255

eISSN - 1070-633X

pISSN - 0095-1137

DOI - 10.1128/jcm.00829-13

Subject(s) - ciprofloxacin , chronic infection , isolation (microbiology) , medicine , wound infection , microbiology and biotechnology , chronic wound , biology , antibiotics , immunology , surgery , wound healing , immune system

Kerstersia gyiorum is infrequently associated with human infection. We report the isolation of Kerstersia gyiorum from two patients: the first, a patient with chronic ear infections, and the second, a patient with a chronic leg wound. Both isolates were resistant to ciprofloxacin, which has not been previously reported.

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