Abstract
Corynebacterium freneyi is a recently described alpha-glucosidase-positive species of the genus CORYNEBACTERIUM: To our knowledge, there is no description of human infection due to this species. We report on a case of bacteremia due to C. freneyi following vascular surgery.
MeSH terms
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Bacteremia / microbiology*
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Corynebacterium / classification*
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Corynebacterium / genetics*
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Corynebacterium / isolation & purification
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Corynebacterium Infections / microbiology
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Molecular Sequence Data
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
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Sequence Analysis, DNA