Six cases of sepsis caused by Pantoea agglomerans in a teaching hospital

New Microbiol. 2009 Jan;32(1):119-23.

Abstract

Pantoea agglomerans is an environmental organism which may seldom cause opportunistic infections. Here we report on a 6 case outbreak in a teaching hospital. Within three months . agglomerans was isolated from blood cultures of 5 patients from oncology and 1 patient from ICU departments. P. agglomerans was in pure culture in 5 cases, while in the last one Rahnella aquatilis and Candida famata were also isolated. Therefore, P. agglomerans is able to produce nosocomial infections in patients with primary pathology often associated with immune suppression.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Cross Infection / epidemiology*
  • Cross Infection / microbiology
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Female
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / epidemiology*
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Hospitals, Teaching*
  • Humans
  • Italy
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Middle Aged
  • Pantoea / classification
  • Pantoea / drug effects
  • Pantoea / isolation & purification*
  • Sepsis / epidemiology*
  • Sepsis / microbiology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents