Photorhabdus asymbiotica — a new representative of the gram-negative microflora in urinary tract infections

The article presents results of clinical case. New pathogen, a gram-negative bacterium Photorhabdus asymbiotica, was isolated. Identified a new causative agent of acute pyelonephritis on the background of urolithiasis — a gram-negative bacterium Photorhabdus asymbiotica, with high sensitivity to mod...

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Main Authors: V P Avdoshin, O V Makarov, A A Kirichek, M S Shekhtman, K S Kesh’yan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) 2013-12-01
Series:RUDN Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:http://journals.rudn.ru/medicine/article/view/3367
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Summary:The article presents results of clinical case. New pathogen, a gram-negative bacterium Photorhabdus asymbiotica, was isolated. Identified a new causative agent of acute pyelonephritis on the background of urolithiasis — a gram-negative bacterium Photorhabdus asymbiotica, with high sensitivity to modern antibiotics, particularly to fluoroquinolones, eliminating the pathogen for 10 days.
ISSN:2313-0245
2313-0261