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Multidrug resistant Kluyvera ascorbata septicemia in an adult patient: a case report

Shannon Moonah1, Kavita Deonarine, Clyde Freeman

  • 1Department of Medicine, Howard University Hospital, 2041 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington DC, 20060, USA. smoonah@howard.edu.

Journal of Medical Case Reports
|July 1, 2010
PubMed
Abstract

Insights

This case report details a multidrug-resistant Kluyvera ascorbata bloodstream infection in an adult sepsis patient. The patient achieved a favorable outcome after treatment with meropenem, highlighting a significant clinical finding.

Area of Science:

  • Microbiology
  • Infectious Diseases

Background:

  • Kluyvera ascorbata is an emerging pathogen causing diverse infections.
  • This bacterium can transfer CTX-M-type extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) genes to other Enterobacteriaceae.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To report the first case of multidrug-resistant Kluyvera ascorbata bloodstream infection in an adult patient with sepsis.

Main Methods:

  • Case presentation of a 64-year-old male with severe sepsis.
  • Isolation of multidrug-resistant Kluyvera ascorbata from blood cultures.
  • Treatment with meropenem.

Main Results:

  • Successful treatment of severe sepsis caused by multidrug-resistant Kluyvera ascorbata.
  • Favorable clinical outcome observed post-meropenem therapy.

Conclusions:

  • This is the first documented case of multidrug-resistant Kluyvera ascorbata sepsis in an adult.
  • Highlights the clinical significance of Kluyvera ascorbata as a cause of severe infections.

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