Corynebacterium haemolyticum septicemia in a girl with mononucleosis infectiosa |
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| Authors: | J Goudswaard D W van de Merwe P van der Sluys H Doorn |
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| Affiliation: | Regional Laboratory of Public Health, Goes, The Netherlands. |
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Many isolates of Corynebacterium are dismissed as contaminants by technicians and microbiologists in the laboratory. We report the isolation of Corynebacterium haemolyticum from the blood of a 15-year-old girl with mononucleosis infectiosa and conclude that this species should be considered as a possible pathogen and not only be regarded as innocent bacteria, particularly in the immunocompromised host. |
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