Inquilinus limosusin Patients with Cystic Fibrosis, Germany
Open Access
- 1 March 2005
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 11 (3) , 457-459
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1103.041078
Abstract
We identified Inquilinus limosus, a recently described α-proteobacterium, in sputum of 2 patients with cystic fibrosis whose respiratory tracts were persistently colonized for >9 months. We present data on the epidemiology, antimicrobial susceptibility, and molecular characteristics of I. limosus.Keywords
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