Bloodstream infection with Oligella ureolytica in a newborn infant: a case report and review of the literature | Zendy

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Bloodstream infection with Oligella ureolytica in a newborn infant: a case report and review of the literature

Author(s) -

Tülin Demir,

Nuran Celenk

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.3260

Subject(s) - septic arthritis , bloodstream infection , medicine , peritonitis , urinary system , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , arthritis , intensive care medicine , biology

Oligella species are small, Gram-negative, nonsaccharolytic aerobic rods or coccobacilli that are catalase and oxidase-positive, mostly isolated from the urinary tract and rarely from wounds, bloodstream infections, septic arthritis, or peritonitis.In this article, we report a case of O.ureolytica-related bloodstream infection in a newborn infant and we review the literature for previously reported cases of Oligella infections.

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