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Rhizobium radiobacter bacteremia in a neonate

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Rhizobium radiobacter bacteremia is an infrequent cause of human infection. We report a rare manifestation of R. radiobacter infection in which bacteremia occurred in a newborn infant without other risk factors.

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  1. University of Michigan Medical School, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    T. B. Kaselitz

  2. Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    N. I. Hariadi, J. J. LiPuma & J. B. Weinberg

  3. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, 7510A MSRB I, 1150 West Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-5684, USA

    J. B. Weinberg

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Kaselitz, T.B., Hariadi, N.I., LiPuma, J.J. et al. Rhizobium radiobacter bacteremia in a neonate. Infection 40, 437–439 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-011-0216-3

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