Citrobacter freundii bacteraemia presenting as typhoid fever.
Citrobacter infections usually arise opportunistically in immunocompromised persons. We report the case of a young man in whom Citrobacter freundii caused a primary invasive illness similar to typhoid fever.
Flegg
P J
PJ
Regional Department of Infectious Diseases, Mansall Hospital, Manchester, U.K.
Mandal
B K
BK
D000328:Adult; D002954:Citrobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000175:diagnosis*