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Yersinia pseudotuberculosis: unusual features of a case

An unusual case of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis septicemia is reported. Diabetes mellitus was the sole underlying disease; liver enzyme elevations were only transitory. The strain did not show motility until after 50 days at room temperature; it showed temperature and media-dependent fermentation of...

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Published in:Infection 1983-07, Vol.11 (4), p.208-209
Main Authors: VON GRAEVENITZ, A, HANY, A, WERTHEIMER, Y, WÜST, J, ZWICKY, P
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Language:English
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Summary:An unusual case of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis septicemia is reported. Diabetes mellitus was the sole underlying disease; liver enzyme elevations were only transitory. The strain did not show motility until after 50 days at room temperature; it showed temperature and media-dependent fermentation of arabinose, melibiose and rhamnose.
ISSN:0300-8126
1439-0973
DOI:10.1007/BF01641199