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. 1988 Jul;26(7):1409–1410. doi: 10.1128/jcm.26.7.1409-1410.1988

Serratia plymuthica osteomyelitis following a motorcycle accident.

R Zbinden 1, R Blass 1
PMCID: PMC266623  PMID: 3410953

Abstract

Serratia plymuthica was isolated from the sinus tract and from the infected bone in a case of chronic osteomyelitis following an accident of a motorcyclist. This is the second case in which S. plymuthica was a significant pathogen. Previously, a case of S. plymuthica sepsis associated with infection of a central venous catheter was described.

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