Case report: septicaemia due to Yersinia enterocolitica in a non-compromised host.
A case of septicaemia due to Yersinia enterocolitica serotype 3, biotype 4, in a non-compromised host is described. The patient showed severe signs of gram-negative septicaemia. Treatment with sulphamethoxazole-trimethoprim (Bactrim) was unsuccessful in spite of full sensitivity, bactericidal and synergistic effects in vitro. Tetracycline gave full restitution.
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010118:Oxytetracycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010402:Penicillin G Procaine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014295:Trimethoprim / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015007:Yersinia / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D010402:Penicillin G Procaine; D014295:Trimethoprim; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole; D010400:Penicillin G; D010118:Oxytetracycline