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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Bronte Anaut, Mónica
• Arredondo Montero, Javier
• García Abellás, Patricia
• de Uribe Viloria, Marta
• Regojo Zapata, Rita María

Titel

Fulminant Sepsis Caused by Leclercia adecarboxylata in a Premature Neonate: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Ist Teil von

• The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 2022-05, Vol.41 (5), p.e220

Ort / Verlag

United States

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Hospital-acquired infections are especially evident in premature infants because of prolonged stays and the need for invasive procedures. Leclercia adecarboxylata is an uncommon emerging Gram-negative bacterium that has been described in catheter and noncatheter-related infections, immunocompromised patients and less frequently affecting healthy subjects. We report a case with a postmortem diagnosis of a 24-week-old premature neonate who died as a complication of nosocomial sepsis related to an infection by L. adecarboxylata. Although the cases of L. adecarboxylata infection in children have been rarely reported, this case appears to be the first in which an infection by L. adecarboxylata is accompanied by focal spontaneous ileal perforation.