Group VE-1 septicemia.

  • 1 May 1983
    • journal article
    • case report
    • Vol. 17  (5) , 926-7
Abstract
A severely immunocompromised patient developed septicemia while under treatment for pancreatitis. An organism isolated from three separate blood cultures was identified as CDC group VE-1. The biochemical characteristics, taxonomy, and antibiotic sensitivity of this organism are presented.