Carbapenemase-Producing Raoultella Planticola: A Rare Cause of Pneumonia and Bacteremia.
Jose Armando Gonzales-ZamoraMonica Corzo-PedrozaMaria Romero AlvarezOctavio V MartinezPublished in: Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) (2018)
Raoultella planticola is a gram-negative bacterium of the Enterobacteriaceae family that is usually found in soil, plant and aquatic environments. It is an uncommon human pathogen and has been associated with cases of bacteremia, pneumonia, urinary tract infections, among others. Here, we present the case of an 85-year-old female that developed nosocomial pneumonia and bacteremia caused by Raoultella planticola. Pertinent microbiological studies detected carbapenemase production codified by the blaKPC gene. The patient was successfully treated with ceftazidime/avibactam and polymyxin. Our case illustrates the pathogenic potential of this organism and highlights the importance of phenotypic and genotypic assays for the appropriate identification of carbapenemase production.
Keyphrases
- gram negative
- multidrug resistant
- klebsiella pneumoniae
- urinary tract infection
- acinetobacter baumannii
- drug resistant
- endothelial cells
- community acquired pneumonia
- respiratory failure
- escherichia coli
- risk assessment
- genome wide
- copy number
- high throughput
- staphylococcus aureus
- pluripotent stem cells
- induced pluripotent stem cells
- climate change
- transcription factor
- plant growth
- single cell
- genome wide identification
- mechanical ventilation