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. 1996 Dec;34(12):3235–3236. doi: 10.1128/jcm.34.12.3235-3236.1996

Veillonella parvula bacteremia without an underlying source.

R G Fisher 1, M R Denison 1
PMCID: PMC229493  PMID: 8940482

Abstract

Veillonella parvula is an anaerobic gram-negative coccus that is part of the normal human flora. It has rarely been identified as a pathogen in humans, and the most frequently reported infection caused by V. parvula is osteomyelitis. We report a case of bacteremia unrelated to a central venous catheter and without an underlying source of infection.

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