Urinary tract infection due to Rahnella aquatilis in a renal transplant patient.
Rahnella aquatilis is an unusual gram-negative rod belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae. It inhabits fresh water and is rarely isolated from clinical specimens. We report the case of a urinary tract infection caused by this organism in a renal transplant patient.
Alballaa
S R
SR
Section of Clinical Microbiology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Qadri
S M
SM
al-Furayh
O
O
al-Qatary
K
K
D000328:Adult; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology