Anaerobiospirillum succiniciproducens bacteraemia

This report describes a case of bacteraemia caused by Anaerobiospirillum succiniciproducens. Anaerobiospirillum succiniciproducens is a rare cause of bacteraemia in humans, and when encountered usually occurs in immunocompromised patients. The organism is an anaerobic, spiral shaped, Gram negative b...

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Published in:Journal of clinical pathology 2003-04, Vol.56 (4), p.316-318
Main Authors: Pienaar, C, Kruger, A J, Venter, E C, Pitout, J D D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Anaerobiospirillum
bacteraemia
Bacteremia - immunology
Bacteremia - microbiology
Bacteria
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial sepsis
Biological and medical sciences
Blood
Case Reports
Chemotherapy
Cytoplasm
electron microscopic features
Female
Gram-Negative Anaerobic Bacteria - drug effects
Gram-Negative Anaerobic Bacteria - ultrastructure
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - diagnosis
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - immunology
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - microbiology
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
immunocompromised
Immunocompromised Host
Infectious diseases
Laboratories
Lactose
Medical sciences
MIC
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Microscopy
minimum inhibitory concentration
Motility
National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards
NCCLS
Patients
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Summary:This report describes a case of bacteraemia caused by Anaerobiospirillum succiniciproducens. Anaerobiospirillum succiniciproducens is a rare cause of bacteraemia in humans, and when encountered usually occurs in immunocompromised patients. The organism is an anaerobic, spiral shaped, Gram negative bacillus with bipolar tufts of flagella. In this report, the morphology, with special reference to electron microscopic features, culture characteristics, and antimicrobial susceptibility are described.
ISSN:0021-9746
1472-4146
DOI:10.1136/jcp.56.4.316