Septicemia due to Yersinia enterocolitica.
Despite the increasing number of reports of Yersinia enterocolitica infection in humans, septicemia with this organism has remained a rare complication. A 73-year-old woman presented with fever, jaundice, hepatomegaly and cellulitis. Microorganisms isolated from both skin lesion and blood were biochemically and serologically identified as Yersinia enterocolitica, biotype 4, serotype 3 and lysotype 9b. High agglutinating titres against this organism were demonstrated in the patient's serum. Complete recovery followed a course of gentamicin sulfate. A household pet was considered, but not proved, to be the source of this infection.
D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006529:Hepatomegaly / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007565:Jaundice / Q000209:etiology; D010325:Pasteurella / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000150:complications*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
D005839:Gentamicins