Rahnella aquatilis sepsis in an immunocompetent adult.
Rahnella aquatilis, a rare enteric gram-negative rod which is infrequently isolated in immunocompromised patients, was isolated as a causative organism of sepsis in a 26-year-old immunocompetent male patient. The contaminated intravenous fluid was confirmed to be the source of the organism.
Chang
C L
CL
Department of Clinical Pathology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea.
Jeong
J
J
Shin
J H
JH
Lee
E Y
EY
Son
H C
HC
D000328:Adult; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D020638:Rahnella / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000382:microbiology*