Ann Lab Med.  2014 Nov;34(6):484-486. 10.3343/alm.2014.34.6.484.

First Korean Case of Helcococcus kunzii Bacteremia in a Patient with Diabetes

• Park JH
• Woo BM
• Hong SK
• Kim EC

• KMID: 2129579
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3343/alm.2014.34.6.484

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Asian Continental Ancestry Group
Bacteremia/complications/*diagnosis/microbiology
Base Sequence
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/*complications
Diabetic Foot/microbiology
Gram-Positive Cocci/genetics/*isolation & purification
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/chemistry/genetics
Republic of Korea
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Colony and microscopic characteristics of Helcococcus kunzii. (A) Tiny, gray-colored colonies were observed on a blood agar plate after 48 hr of anaerobic incubation. (B) Gram-positive cocci from a smear of colonies obtained from the blood agar plate (×1,000).

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