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. 1992 Sep;30(9):2502–2503. doi: 10.1128/jcm.30.9.2502-2503.1992

Bilophila wadsworthia bacteremia in two patients with hepatic abscesses.

M J Kasten 1, J E Rosenblatt 1, D R Gustafson 1
PMCID: PMC265535  PMID: 1401025

Abstract

Bilophila wadsworthia, a recently described anaerobic gram-negative bacillus, was isolated from blood cultures of two patients with liver abscesses. These isolates exhibited the expected phenotypic characteristics, and identification was confirmed by cell wall fatty acid analysis by gas-liquid chromatography. This is the first documentation of bacteremia due to B. wadsworthia.

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