Isolation of from plantar phlegmon in a vascular patient Free

Abstract

has previously been considered to belong to the normal skin flora of podiatry patients. Here, was isolated in abundance from a pus specimen collected by incision and drainage of plantar phlegmon. This fastidious Gram-positive species was unambiguously identified with the colorimetric VITEK 2 GP card identification system. This suggests that this phenotypic identification system is able to identify promptly , which should be considered a potential pathogen.

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