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The Unusual Suspect: Citrobacter Infection as a Rare Cause of Renal Abscess.

Nismat JavedNishant AllenaSai AlluPaul Kelly
Published in: Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives (2024)
Citrobacter infections have emerged as now a common nosocomial pathogen. Most of the infections manifest in patients with underlying medical conditions. The features of infection can range from infections in the lower urinary tract, respiratory tract, gastrointestinal disease, or bacteremia, however renal abscesses remain uncommon. Here we present the case of a 48-year-old female with medical history of diabetes that presented with a right renal abscess secondary to Citrobacter koseri infection managed with drainage and antimicrobial treatment.
Keyphrases
  • respiratory tract
  • urinary tract
  • healthcare
  • cardiovascular disease
  • escherichia coli
  • metabolic syndrome
  • multidrug resistant
  • klebsiella pneumoniae
  • methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
  • drug resistant