title: Enterobacter hormaechei bloodstream infection at three neonatal intensive care units in Brazil.
abstract: Enterobacter hormaechei was defined as a unique species in 1989. We describe six case patients of E. hormaechei bloodstream infection in three neonatal intensive care units in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. E. hormaechei identification was performed on the Vitek system and confirmed by conventional testing. Strain relatedness was evaluated by pulsed field gel electrophoresis. All children recovered completely. Chart review for previous procedures revealed parenteral nutrition as the only common procedure.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Carmem Lúcia Pessoa
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Luis Eduardo Vaz
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Miranda
authors.forename: Beatriz Meurer
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.forename: Doris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rebello
authors.forename: Loretta A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Carson
authors.forename: Molly E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Kellum
authors.forename: Maria Christina Lins
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: de Almeida
authors.forename: Jorge Luiz Mello
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Sampaio
authors.forename: Caroline Mohr
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: O'Hara
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D004754:Enterobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D008297:Male; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition / Q000009:adverse effects; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology