1. Photobacterium damsela bacteremia in a child with sickle-cell disease.
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Knight-Madden JM, Barton M, Gandretti N, and Nicholson AM
- Subjects
- Bacteremia epidemiology, Blood microbiology, Child, Preschool, Culture Media, Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections complications, Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections epidemiology, Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections microbiology, Humans, Jamaica epidemiology, Male, Photobacterium classification, Anemia, Sickle Cell complications, Bacteremia complications, Bacteremia microbiology, Photobacterium isolation & purification
- Abstract
Photobacterium damsela was identified in a blood culture taken from a child with sickle-cell disease. This is the first report of this organism in humans in the Caribbean. The microbiology of this organism and its identification are discussed. The clinical presentation in humans and the role of the immune status of the patient are reviewed.
- Published
- 2005
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