Psychrobacter arenosus Bacteremia after Blood Transfusion, France
We report a case of transfusion-associated bacteremia caused by Psychrobacter arenosus. This psychrotolerant bacterium was previously isolated in 2004 from coastal sea ice and sediments in the Sea of Japan, but not from humans. P. arenosus should be considered a psychrotolerant bacterial species tha...
Published in: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2013
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1907.121599 https://doaj.org/article/71b8c8a65ea240f48f213dfe6b1bca47 |
Summary: | We report a case of transfusion-associated bacteremia caused by Psychrobacter arenosus. This psychrotolerant bacterium was previously isolated in 2004 from coastal sea ice and sediments in the Sea of Japan, but not from humans. P. arenosus should be considered a psychrotolerant bacterial species that can cause transfusion-transmitted bacterial infections. |
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