KMID : 1144320120440030205
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°¨¿°°ú ÈÇпä¹ý 2012 Volume.44 No. 3 p.205 ~ p.209
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Development of Arthrobacter woluwensis Bacteremia in a Patient with Multiple Myeloma: A Case Report and Comprehensive Literature Review
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Park Chan-Hyuk
Han Min-Seok Kim Jae-Kyung Jung Soo-Jin Ku Nam-Su Kim Hye-Won Kim Sun-Bean Chung Hae-Sun Han Sang-Hoon Choi Jun-Yong Kim Jin-Seok Yong Dong-Eun Song Young-Goo Lee Kyung-Won Kim June-Myung
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Abstract
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Arthrobacter spp., which are coryneform gram-positive bacilli, are widely distributed in the environment, including soil. In humans, infection with Arthrobacter is recognized as an opportunistic infection. In particular, since the first reported case in 1996, human infection by A. woluwensis has been reported only four times. We report on a case of A. woluwensis bacteremia in a 76-year-old female patient with multiple myeloma. Performance of 16S rRNA gene sequence analyses resulted in identification of A. woluwensis . The patient was treated with teicoplanin, and the central venous port was removed. Since then, no growth has been observed on repeated blood cultures. The patient was discharged well after the fever subsided.
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KEYWORD
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Arthrobacter woluwensis, Multiple myeloma, Bacteremia
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