Community-Acquired Pneumonia and Empyema Caused by Citrobacter koseri in an Immunocompetent Patient
Joint Authors
Ariza-Prota, Miguel Angel
Pando-Sandoval, Ana
García-Clemente, Marta
Fernández, Ramón
Casan, Pere
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-11-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Citrobacter species, belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae, are environmental organisms commonly found in soil, water, and the intestinal tracts of animals and humans.
Citrobacter koseri is known to be an uncommon but serious cause of both sporadic and epidemic septicemia and meningitis in neonates and young infants.
Most cases reported have occurred in immunocompromised hosts.
The infections caused by Citrobacter are difficult to treat with usual broad spectrum antibiotics owing to rapid generation of mutants and have been associated with high death rates in the past.
We believe this is the first case described in the literature of a community-acquired pneumonia and empyema caused by Citrobacter koseri in an immunocompetent adult patient.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ariza-Prota, Miguel Angel& Pando-Sandoval, Ana& García-Clemente, Marta& Fernández, Ramón& Casan, Pere. 2015. Community-Acquired Pneumonia and Empyema Caused by Citrobacter koseri in an Immunocompetent Patient. Case Reports in Pulmonology،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ariza-Prota, Miguel Angel…[et al.]. Community-Acquired Pneumonia and Empyema Caused by Citrobacter koseri in an Immunocompetent Patient. Case Reports in Pulmonology No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ariza-Prota, Miguel Angel& Pando-Sandoval, Ana& García-Clemente, Marta& Fernández, Ramón& Casan, Pere. Community-Acquired Pneumonia and Empyema Caused by Citrobacter koseri in an Immunocompetent Patient. Case Reports in Pulmonology. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059883
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1059883