Vol. 37 No. 2 (2020): April
Clinical Case

First identification in Ecuador of Comamonas kerstersii as an infectious agent

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  • Galo Guillermo Farfan Cano,
  • Henry Junior Parra Vera,
  • Ana Mercedes Avila Choez,
  • Stanley Guillermo Farfan Cano,
  • Glen Andres Silva Rojas
Galo Guillermo Farfan Cano
Sociedad de Infectología del Guayas. Sociedad Ecuatoriana de Infectología.
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Henry Junior Parra Vera
Centro de Investigación Microbiológica (CIM), Guayaquil-Ecuador.
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Ana Mercedes Avila Choez
Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina.
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Stanley Guillermo Farfan Cano
Sociedad de Infectología del Guayas.
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Glen Andres Silva Rojas
Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil.
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Published 2020-05-17

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Farfan Cano GG, Parra Vera HJ, Avila Choez AM, Farfan Cano SG, Silva Rojas GA. First identification in Ecuador of Comamonas kerstersii as an infectious agent. Rev. Chilena. Infectol. [Internet]. 2020 May 17 [cited 2025 Nov. 15];37(2). Available from: https://revinf.cl/index.php/revinf/article/view/471

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Abstract

We report the first identification in Ecuador of the microorganism Comamonas kerstersii, a strain isolates from a sample of fluid from the abdominal cavity and identified by the technique of mass spectrometry MALDITOF. It was obtained during the surgical act of a patient with the diagnosis of acute peritonitis, secondary to a perforated appendicitis. This microorganism is considered a rare pathogen. Even though the genus to which it belongs has a wide geographical distribution, this pathogen is considered an opportunistic agent.
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