Abstract
Raoultella ornithinolytica is a rare pathogen in human infection and bacteremic cases had been scarcely reported. For further comprehension of the rare infection, we summarized clinical characteristics of 6 cases that were detected at our medical facility and 5 cases from previous literature. The most common infectious focus was biliary infection and elderly patients with a history of any biliary intervention or malignancy were considered to be at a great risk for the infection. The prognosis of the patients was quite satisfactory. Bacterial identification in this report was performed on the basis of biochemical tests alone, and further investigations by molecular analysis are required to confirm our findings.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 589-591 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sep 2014 |
Keywords
- Bacteremia
- Biliary infection
- Histamine reaction
- Raoultella ornithinolytica
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)
- Pharmacology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases