Enterobacter cloacae causing pneumatocele in a neonate.
Pneumatocele formation, a cyst-like rarefaction that develops within the lung parenchyma, is an unusual complication of pneumonia in the neonate. It has been reported to occur with Staphlococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections. We describe a case of a premature neonate with pneumonia and subsequent pneumatocele formation caused by Enterobacter cloacae.
Glustein
J Z
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Department of Neonatology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
Kaplan
M
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D003560:Cysts / Q000382:microbiology*; D016972:Enterobacter cloacae; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*