Community acquired Roseomonas infection in a pre-existing Tubercular lung lesion

Community acquired Roseomonas infection in a pre-existing Tubercular lung lesion

Roseomonas are nonfermenting opportunistic Gram-negative bacilli belonging to the newly established genus of Roseomonas. The clinical experience with the species is limited and is difficult to diagnose because of limited expertise and lack of commercially available identification kits with any of th...

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Main Authors: Navinchandra M Kaore, Zoyev Khan, Atul R Aher, V K Ramnani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Lung India
Subjects:
Community acquired
pulmonary tuberculosis
Roseomonas
rare non-fermenter
Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2014;volume=31;issue=3;spage=289;epage=292;aulast=Kaore
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Summary:Roseomonas are nonfermenting opportunistic Gram-negative bacilli belonging to the newly established genus of Roseomonas. The clinical experience with the species is limited and is difficult to diagnose because of limited expertise and lack of commercially available identification kits with any of the automated systems. This is a first ever reported case of secondary bacterial infection due to Roseomonas genomospecies 6 in a patient of pulmonary tuberculosis from the Indian subcontinent.
ISSN:0970-2113
0974-598X

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