A rare and emerging pathogen: Raoultella planticola identification based on 16S rRNA in an infant. Issue 1 (January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Atıcı, Serkan; Alp Ünkar, Zeynep; Öcal Demir, Sevliya; Akkoç, Gülşen; Yakut, Nurhayat; Yılmaz, Şerife; Erdem, Kübra; Çınar Memişoğlu, Aslı; Ülger, Nurver; Soysal, Ahmet; Özek, Eren; Bakır, Mustafa
• Is Part Of: Journal of infection and public health. Volume 11:Issue 1(2018)
• Page Start: 130
• Page End: 132
• Publication Date: 2018-01
• Subjects: Infant -- Conjunctivitis -- Bacteremia -- Raoultella; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Public health -- Periodicals; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Nosocomial infections -- Prevention -- Periodicals; Medical microbiology -- Periodicals; 614.4
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2017.03.006
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1876-0341

Abstract

Abstract: Raoultella planticola is rarely associated with clinical infection, and a limited number of pediatric cases have been reported. Herein we report a case of bacteremia presumptively secondary to bilateral conjunctivitis in an infant caused by R. planticola which was successfully treated with piperacillin-tazobactam. It should be kept in mind that R. planticola can be a pathogen in pediatric age groups.