Ralstonia pickettii sepsis in a hemodialysis patient from Bulgaria
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Ralstonia pickettii bacteremia in hemodialysis patients: a report of two cases
Ralstonia pickettii is a low-virulence gram-negative bacillus that may be associated with infections related to health care and may cause bacteremia. Ralstonia pickettii bacteremia is uncommon but is related to the contamination of medical products, mainly in immunodepressed patients. We present two cases of patients on chronic hemodialysis with Ralstonia pickettii bacteremia linked to contamin...
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تاریخ انتشار 2012