Enterococcus hirae Bacteremia Associated with Acute Pancreatitis and Septic Shock
Infection with Enterococcus hirae has rarely been reported in humans but is not uncommon in mammals and birds. We describe a case of Enterococcus hirae bacteremia associated with acute pancreatitis, acute cholecystitis, and septic shock responsive to antibiotic therapy and supportive critical care m...
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| description | Infection with Enterococcus hirae has rarely been reported in humans but is not uncommon in mammals and birds. We describe a case of Enterococcus hirae bacteremia associated with acute pancreatitis, acute cholecystitis, and septic shock responsive to antibiotic therapy and supportive critical care management. Unique aspects of this case of Enterococcus hirae bacteremia are its association with acute pancreatitis and its geographical origin. To our knowledge, this is the first report of Enterococcus hirae bacteremia occurring in a patient in the United States. Although human infection with this organism appears to be rare, all cases reported to date describe bacteremia associated with severe and life-threatening illness. Thus, physicians need to be cognizant of the clinical significance of this heretofore little recognized pathogen. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e63c8cb43fa14ee28fda0b228341a8042025-08-20T02:21:02ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332015-01-01201510.1155/2015/123852123852Enterococcus hirae Bacteremia Associated with Acute Pancreatitis and Septic ShockPeter V. Dicpinigaitis0Manuel De Aguirre1Joseph Divito2Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, 1825 Eastchester Road, Bronx, NY 10461, USADepartment of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, 1825 Eastchester Road, Bronx, NY 10461, USADepartment of Radiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, 1825 Eastchester Road, Bronx, NY 10461, USAInfection with Enterococcus hirae has rarely been reported in humans but is not uncommon in mammals and birds. We describe a case of Enterococcus hirae bacteremia associated with acute pancreatitis, acute cholecystitis, and septic shock responsive to antibiotic therapy and supportive critical care management. Unique aspects of this case of Enterococcus hirae bacteremia are its association with acute pancreatitis and its geographical origin. To our knowledge, this is the first report of Enterococcus hirae bacteremia occurring in a patient in the United States. Although human infection with this organism appears to be rare, all cases reported to date describe bacteremia associated with severe and life-threatening illness. Thus, physicians need to be cognizant of the clinical significance of this heretofore little recognized pathogen.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/123852 |
| spellingShingle | Peter V. Dicpinigaitis Manuel De Aguirre Joseph Divito Enterococcus hirae Bacteremia Associated with Acute Pancreatitis and Septic Shock Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Enterococcus hirae Bacteremia Associated with Acute Pancreatitis and Septic Shock |
| title_full | Enterococcus hirae Bacteremia Associated with Acute Pancreatitis and Septic Shock |
| title_fullStr | Enterococcus hirae Bacteremia Associated with Acute Pancreatitis and Septic Shock |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enterococcus hirae Bacteremia Associated with Acute Pancreatitis and Septic Shock |
| title_short | Enterococcus hirae Bacteremia Associated with Acute Pancreatitis and Septic Shock |
| title_sort | enterococcus hirae bacteremia associated with acute pancreatitis and septic shock |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/123852 |
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