Bacteremia Due to Comamonas Species Possibly Associated with Exposure to Tropical Fish

Marcus D. Smith; Jeremy D. Gradon

doi:10.1097/01.SMJ.0000051869.86765.D9

Bacteremia Due to Comamonas Species Possibly Associated with Exposure to Tropical Fish

Marcus D. Smith, Jeremy D. Gradon

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Comamonas species are environmental Gram-negative rods that grow forming pink-pigmented colonies. Despite their common occurrence in nature, they rarely cause human infection. We present a case of Comamonas bacteremia that we think may have been related to tropical fish exposure. The patient was treated successfully with levofloxacin.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	815-817
Number of pages	3
Journal	Southern medical journal
Volume	96
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/01.SMJ.0000051869.86765.D9
State	Published - Aug 1 2003

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