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Article: Nonhemolytic, nonmotile gram-positive rods indicative of Bacillus anthracis. (Dispatches).
- Article from:
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Article date:
- August 1, 2003
- Author:
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We report a 40-year-old female patient who was admitted to the hospital because of a left ovarian mass torsion. A nonhemolytic, nonmotile Bacillus, suspicious of Bacillus anthracis, was isolated from a blood culture. We discuss the evaluation that led to the final identification of the bacterium as B. megaterium.
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