Otomastoiditis caused by Sphingomonas paucimobilis: case report and literature review

• Main Authors: Gabriel Nuncio Benevides (Author), Noely Hein (Author), Denise Swei Lo (Author), Angela Esposito Ferronato (Author), Selma Lopes Betta Ragazzi (Author), Cristina Ryoka Miyao Yoshioka (Author), Maki Hirose (Author), Debora Morais Cardoso (Author), Silvia Regina dos Santos (Author), Alfredo Elias Gilio (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Sphingomonas paucimobilis is an aerobic Gram-negative bacillus that, although rare in humans, most commonly infects immunocompromised and hospitalized patients. Among the 59 pediatric cases of S. paucimobilis infection reported in the literature, the most common diagnosis involves isolated bacteremi...