Abstract
Objective: Rare disease Background: Cedecea davisae is a gram negative, oxidase negative bacilli that include 5 species. In the medical literature there are very few reports that describe infections caused by diferent species of the Cedecea genus. Case Report: In this paper we report a fourth case of bacteremia in a 77 year-old patient with a chronic renal disease that was successfully treated with ceftazidim and ciprofoxacin. Additionally, we present a review of all the reported infections that were caused by C. davisae. Conclusions: Five cases (not including our report) of Cedecea bacteremia were reported so far. Cedecea infections and particularly C davisae infections can be difcult to treat due to the antibiotic resistance of the bacterium. Therefore we propose to consider treating C davisae bacteremia with a combined antibiotic treatment until getting laboratory results for antibiotic-sensitivity tests.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 216-218 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | American Journal of Case Reports |
Volume | 14 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 24 Jun 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Bacteremia
- Cedecea davisae
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine