Group JK corynebacterium sepsis
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Group JK corynebacterium sepsis is a form of sepsis
which occurs when the bacterium Corynebacterium jeikeium
colonizes the skin of healthy individuals and gains access to a person's blood stream.
Sepsis
Sepsis is a potentially deadly medical condition that is characterized by a whole-body inflammatory state and the presence of a known or suspected infection. The body may develop this inflammatory response by the immune system to microbes in the blood, urine, lungs, skin, or other tissues...
which occurs when the bacterium Corynebacterium jeikeium
Corynebacterium jeikeium
Corynebacterium jeikeium is a rod-shaped, catalase-positive, aerobic species of actinobacteria in the genus Corynebacterium. C. jeikeium is pathogenic, typically causing an opportunistic infection seen most frequently in bone marrow transplant patients.C. jeikeium is usually susceptible to...
colonizes the skin of healthy individuals and gains access to a person's blood stream.