Community-Acquired Pneumonia and Empyema Caused by Citrobacter koseri in an Immunocompetent Patient
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 neon...
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| author | Miguel Angel Ariza-Prota Ana Pando-Sandoval Marta García-Clemente Ramón Fernández Pere Casan |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3319295abd7747fd97deaf61bec554d22025-02-03T01:29:16ZengWileyCase Reports in Pulmonology2090-68462090-68542015-01-01201510.1155/2015/670373670373Community-Acquired Pneumonia and Empyema Caused by Citrobacter koseri in an Immunocompetent PatientMiguel Angel Ariza-Prota0Ana Pando-Sandoval1Marta García-Clemente2Ramón Fernández3Pere Casan4Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA), Instituto Nacional de Silicosis (INS), Área del Pulmón, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Oviedo, 33011 Oviedo, SpainHospital Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA), Instituto Nacional de Silicosis (INS), Área del Pulmón, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Oviedo, 33011 Oviedo, SpainHospital Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA), Instituto Nacional de Silicosis (INS), Área del Pulmón, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Oviedo, 33011 Oviedo, SpainHospital Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA), Instituto Nacional de Silicosis (INS), Área del Pulmón, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Oviedo, 33011 Oviedo, SpainHospital Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA), Instituto Nacional de Silicosis (INS), Área del Pulmón, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Oviedo, 33011 Oviedo, SpainCitrobacter 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/670373 |
| spellingShingle | Miguel Angel Ariza-Prota Ana Pando-Sandoval Marta García-Clemente Ramón Fernández Pere Casan Community-Acquired Pneumonia and Empyema Caused by Citrobacter koseri in an Immunocompetent Patient Case Reports in Pulmonology |
| title | Community-Acquired Pneumonia and Empyema Caused by Citrobacter koseri in an Immunocompetent Patient |
| title_full | Community-Acquired Pneumonia and Empyema Caused by Citrobacter koseri in an Immunocompetent Patient |
| title_fullStr | Community-Acquired Pneumonia and Empyema Caused by Citrobacter koseri in an Immunocompetent Patient |
| title_full_unstemmed | Community-Acquired Pneumonia and Empyema Caused by Citrobacter koseri in an Immunocompetent Patient |
| title_short | Community-Acquired Pneumonia and Empyema Caused by Citrobacter koseri in an Immunocompetent Patient |
| title_sort | community acquired pneumonia and empyema caused by citrobacter koseri in an immunocompetent patient |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/670373 |
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