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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2006, p. 1184-1186, Vol. 44, No. 3
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.44.3.1184-1186.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Pelvic Abscess Due to Ochrobactrum anthropi in an Immunocompetent Host: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Sagar A. Vaidya,1,2 Diane M. Citron,3 Marjorie B. Fine,5 Georgette Murakami,6 and Ellie J. C. Goldstein2,3,4*

Medical Scientist Training Program,1 David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles,2 R. M. Alden Research Laboratory,3 Infectious Disease Division,4 Surgery Division,5 Microbiology Laboratory, St. John's Hospital Health Center, Santa Monica, California6

Received 18 August 2005/ Accepted 10 January 2006

Ochrobactrum anthropi infection is rare in humans and is generally associated with immunocompromised hosts with indwelling foreign bodies. We report a case of pelvic abscess with O. anthropi after a routine appendectomy in an immunocompetent patient and review the literature on O. anthropi infection in patients with normal immune function.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: 2021 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 740 East, Santa Monica, CA 90404. Phone: (310) 315-1511. Fax: (310) 315-3662. E-mail: ejcgmd{at}aol.com.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2006, p. 1184-1186, Vol. 44, No. 3
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.44.3.1184-1186.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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