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has been found within the gastrointestinal flora. Due to its ubiquity, is usually considered a contaminant. However, it can cause serious infections in certain populations. A 39-year-old woman with refractory gastroparesis requiring gastric pacemaker with a jejunostomy tube and cervical cancer status post chemotherapy presented with fever and fatigue. Initial and repeat blood cultures (from peripheral and port-a-cath access) grew and the port-a-cath was removed. She was treated with appropriate antibiotics and bacteremia resolved. i
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