Soonchunhyang Med Sci.
2012 Dec;18(2):148-150.
A Case of Pantoea species Cholangitis with Bacteremia
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea. ljinsoo@inha.ac.kr
- 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
Abstract
- Pantoea infections are rare in humans and an unusual cause for sepsis in immunocompetent patient. It is a gram-nagative bacillus of the family Enterobacteriaceae. Infections are usually associated with plant thorn injury or outbreak traced to comtaminated parenteral nutrition. We experienced a case of pantoea species cholecystitis and cholangitis with bacteremia. The patient was administrated intravenous antibiotics, and then patient was improved.
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