Abstract
We report on a 62 year old patient who developed sepsis due to an infection caused by Porphyromonas pogonae, a recently described species of the bacterial genus Porphyromonas. This is the first case of an invasive infection with this pathogen.
Keywords:
Bacteremia; Identification; Invasive infection; Porphyromonas pogonae; Sepsis.
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MeSH terms
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Bacteriological Techniques
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Bacteroidaceae Infections / diagnosis*
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Bacteroidaceae Infections / microbiology*
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Bacteroidaceae Infections / pathology
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Porphyromonas / chemistry
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Porphyromonas / classification
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Porphyromonas / isolation & purification*
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Sepsis / diagnosis*
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Sepsis / microbiology*
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Sepsis / pathology
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Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization