Raoultella planticola bacteraemia: a case report and review of the literature

Abstract

Abstract:
Raoultella planticola (R. planticola) is an anaerobic gram-negative bacillus implicated in urinary, intra-abdominal, skin and soft tissue infections, pneumonia and bacteraemia. We depict here the clinical case of a 74-year-old woman, medicated lifelong with phenytoin, with bacteraemia caused by R. planticola, successfully treated with ceftriaxone. To date, a comprehensive literature review, revealed 52 published clinical cases (between 2007-2019), thirteen of which due to bacteraemia.

Resumen:
Raoultella planticola (R. planticola) es un bacilo anaerobio Gram negativo implicado en infecciones de partes blandas, urinarias, intra-abdominales, neumonías y episodios de bacteriemia. Presentamos el caso de una mujer de 74 años, tratada con fenitoína de forma crónica, con bacteriemia por R. planticola tratada de forma exitosa con ceftriaxona. Hasta la fecha, tras realizar una revisión de la literatura, se han descrito 52 casos entre 2007 y 2019, trece de los cuales presentaron bacteriemia.

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