2006•Journal of Clinical MicrobiologyOpen access

Urinary Tract Infection Caused by Eikenella corrodens

Michael Hombach, Hans R. Frey, Gaby E. Pfyffer

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To date, Eikenella corrodens , a fastidious, gram-negative rod, has not been recognized as a causative agent of urinary tract infections. Until now the organism has been isolated from infective endocarditis, abdominal, joint, and bone infections ([3][1], [7][2]), human bite wounds ([9][3]), genital

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To date, Eikenella corrodens , a fastidious, gram-negative rod, has not been recognized as a causative agent of urinary tract infections. Until now the organism has been isolated from infective endocarditis, abdominal, joint, and bone infections ([3][1], [7][2]), human bite wounds ([9][3]), genital

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To date, Eikenella corrodens , a fastidious, gram-negative rod, has not been recognized as a causative agent of urinary tract infections. Until now the organism has been isolated from infective endocarditis, abdominal, joint, and bone infections ([3][1], [7][2]), human bite wounds ([9][3]), genital

Key concepts: Eikenella corrodens, Fastidious organism, Urinary system, Microbiology, Biology, Medicine, Bacteria, Anatomy

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