title: Extraintestinal infection due to Hafnia alvei.
abstract: The aim of this study was to establish the clinical features of extraintestinal infections caused by Hafnia alvei. Over a 5-year period (1994-1998), data were collected regarding inpatients (n = 8) with nosocomial (n = 5) or community-acquired (n = 3) infections caused by Hafnia alvei. The mean age of the patients was 47 +/- 21 years. Three patients had hospital-acquired urinary tract infections. Hafnia alvei also caused community-acquired cholangitis, cholecystitis, appendicitis, psoas abscess and prosthetic endocarditis. Hafnia alvei was susceptible to amoxicillin/clavulanic acid and to first-generation cephalosporins in two cases. Susceptibility to aminoglycosides, imipenem, cotrimoxazole, ciprofloxacin, piperacillin and cefotaxime was very good (8/8). Four patients required invasive treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine III and Clinical Microbiology, Hospital Universitario Clínica Puerta de Hierro, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain. antonioramosmartínez@teleline.es
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dámaso
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D020611:Hafnia alvei / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents