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Recurrent Escherichia coli Urinary Tract Infection Triggered by Gardnerella vaginalis Bladder Exposure in Mice
Published on: December 4, 2020
[Enterobacter cancerogenus bacteremia in a patient with pelvic trauma]
Rodrigo Cruz1, Eduardo López2, Carlos Meneses3
1Instituto de Seguridad del Trabajo, Universidad de Valparaíso, Viña del Mar, Chile.
Abstract:
There are few cases reports of Enterobacter cancerogenus infections. Although it has been isolated in contaminated wounds associated with trauma, it has also been reported as an etiological agent in a wide variety of other infections, with the presence of bacteremia being infrequent. We present the first case reported in Chile of a bacteremia caused by this agent, in a 28-year-old patient with a stable pelvic fracture due a high-energy traffic accident. He had a good clinical response to treatment with ertapenem.
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