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Cellulosimicrobium cellulans represents a rare human pathogen. Infections have been reported in immunocompromised hosts or in patients with an underlying disease. The authors describe a rare case of early-onset neonatal sepsis due to Cellulosimicrobium cellulans in an infant without any underlying disease. The infant was successfully treated with vancomycin.
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Casanova-Román, M., Sanchez-Porto, A., Gomar, J.L. et al. Early-onset neonatal sepsis due to Cellulosimicrobium cellulans . Infection 38, 321–323 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-010-0011-6
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