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| Year : 2003 | Volume
: 21
| Issue : 4 | Page : 284-286 |
Ralstonia mannitolilytica infection in renal transplant recipient: First report
C Mukhopadhyay, A Bhargava, A Ayyagari
Department of Microbiology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow - 226 014, Uttar Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
A Ayyagari
Department of Microbiology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow - 226 014, Uttar Pradesh
India
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PMID: 17643046 
Ralstonia mannitolilytica is being increasingly identified as an opportunist pathogen in immunocompromised patients. We report the first case of post renal transplant infection by R. mannitolilytica, in a 14-year-old recipient. The graft and the patient were saved with prompt microbiological identification, sensitivity testing and subsequent administration of appropriate antibiotic.
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