Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9270883 | Journal of Infection | 2005 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Enterococcus raffinosus rarely occurs in humans. We describe the case of a haematoma infected by E. raffinosus in a 72-year-old patient undergoing immunosuppressive therapy. This study confirms the results of previous reports about the pathogenic potential of this bacterium in humans.
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Authors
Bettina Sigrid Freyaldenhoven, Georg Schlieper, Rudolf Lütticken, Ralf Réné Reinert,