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J. Clin. Microbiol. doi:10.1128/JCM.00632-07
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Pantoea agglomerans - A Plant Pathogen Causing Human Disease

Department of Pediatrics, Sections of Infectious Disease and Emergency Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine

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	Abstract

We present 53 pediatric cases of Pantoea agglomerans infections from normally sterile sites seen at a children's hospital in six years. Isolates included 23 bloodstream, 14 abscess, 10 joint/bone, 4 urinary tract, and 1 isolate each from the peritoneum and thorax. P. agglomerans was most associated with penetrating trauma by vegetative material and catheter-related bacteremia.