A Patient with Fatal Septicemia Caused by a Rare Pathogen Dermabacter Hominis.
- Author:
Hye Jin LEE
1
;
Chi Hyun CHO
;
Min Jung KWON
;
Myung Hyun NAM
;
Kap No LEE
;
Chang Kyu LEE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Septicemia; Dermabacter hominis
- MeSH: Humans; Sepsis
- From:Infection and Chemotherapy 2011;43(1):86-88
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Dermabacter hominis (D. hominis) is a recently discovered gram-positive bacterial species, and it is usually recognized as an opportunistic human pathogen. Very few documented cases of severe infections caused by Dermabacter hominis have been published. In this report, we describe a case of fatal septicemia caused by Dermabacter hominis.
