Abstract
Background: Raoultella planticola, a Gram-negative, aerobic bacillus commonly isolated from soil and water, rarely causes invasive infections in humans. Septic shock from R. planticola after burn injury has not been previously reported. Case presentation: A 79-year-old male was admitted to the emergency intensive care unit after extensive flame burn injury. He accidently caught fire while burning trash and plunged into a nearby tank filled with contaminated rainwater to extinguish the fire. The patient developed septic shock on day 10. The blood culture detected R. planticola, which was identified using the VITEK-2 biochemical identification system. Although appropriate antibiotic treatment was continued, the patient died on day 12. Conclusions: Clinicians should be aware of fatal infections in patients with burn injury complicated by exposure to contaminated water.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 19 |
| Journal | Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - May 4 2018 |
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Keywords
- Burn
- Raoultella planticola
- Sepsis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases
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Raoultella planticola bacteremia-induced fatal septic shock following burn injury. / Yumoto, Tetsuya; Naito, Hiromichi; Ihoriya, Hiromi; Tsukahara, Kohei; Ota, Tomoyuki; Watanabe, Toshiyuki; Nakao, Atsunori.
In: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, Vol. 17, No. 1, 19, 04.05.2018.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Raoultella planticola bacteremia-induced fatal septic shock following burn injury
AU - Yumoto, Tetsuya
AU - Naito, Hiromichi
AU - Ihoriya, Hiromi
AU - Tsukahara, Kohei
AU - Ota, Tomoyuki
AU - Watanabe, Toshiyuki
AU - Nakao, Atsunori
PY - 2018/5/4
Y1 - 2018/5/4
N2 - Background: Raoultella planticola, a Gram-negative, aerobic bacillus commonly isolated from soil and water, rarely causes invasive infections in humans. Septic shock from R. planticola after burn injury has not been previously reported. Case presentation: A 79-year-old male was admitted to the emergency intensive care unit after extensive flame burn injury. He accidently caught fire while burning trash and plunged into a nearby tank filled with contaminated rainwater to extinguish the fire. The patient developed septic shock on day 10. The blood culture detected R. planticola, which was identified using the VITEK-2 biochemical identification system. Although appropriate antibiotic treatment was continued, the patient died on day 12. Conclusions: Clinicians should be aware of fatal infections in patients with burn injury complicated by exposure to contaminated water.
AB - Background: Raoultella planticola, a Gram-negative, aerobic bacillus commonly isolated from soil and water, rarely causes invasive infections in humans. Septic shock from R. planticola after burn injury has not been previously reported. Case presentation: A 79-year-old male was admitted to the emergency intensive care unit after extensive flame burn injury. He accidently caught fire while burning trash and plunged into a nearby tank filled with contaminated rainwater to extinguish the fire. The patient developed septic shock on day 10. The blood culture detected R. planticola, which was identified using the VITEK-2 biochemical identification system. Although appropriate antibiotic treatment was continued, the patient died on day 12. Conclusions: Clinicians should be aware of fatal infections in patients with burn injury complicated by exposure to contaminated water.
KW - Burn
KW - Raoultella planticola
KW - Sepsis
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JO - Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
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SN - 1476-0711
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