Gordonia araii Infection Associated with an Orthopedic Device and Review of the Literature on Medical Device-Associated Gordonia Infections
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Gordonia araii infection associated with an orthopedic device and review of the literature on medical device-associated Gordonia infections.
Gordonia infections in humans are rare and usually affect immunocompromised patients. We present the first case of Gordonia araii infection associated with a medical device in an immunocompetent patient. Sequencing was required for conclusive identification. We compared our case to the 16 Gordonia species-associated medical device infections reported to date.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Microbiology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0095-1137,1098-660X
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01504-08