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Published on: December 4, 2021
[Cedecea lapagei traumatic wound infection: case report and literature review]
Grace Salazar1, Alex Almeida, Marcelo Gómez
1Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Metropolitano, Quito, Ecuador. grace.salazar@gmail.com
Abstract:
Cedecea lapagei is a gram-negative, facultative anaerobic, non-spore-forming bacteria, belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae. It has been reported as a pathogen in few cases of bacterial peritonitis, wound infection, chemicals burns and pneumonia. We report a case of traumatic wound infection by this pathogen with a pertinent review.