Osteomyelitis caused by Enterobacter cancerogenus infection following a traumatic injury: case report and review of the literature.
We report a case of osteomyelitis caused by Enterobacter cancerogenus resistant to aminopenicillins in a 56-year-old male who had a motorcycle accident and suffered from multiple bone fractures with abundant environmental exposure. E. cancerogenus has rarely been associated with human infections, and its clinical significance remains unclear.
Garazzino
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Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Turin, Ospedale Amedeo di Savoia, Corso Svizzera 164, Turin 10149, Italy. silvia.garazzino@inwind.it
Aprato
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Maiello
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Massé
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Biasibetti
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De Rosa
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Di Perri
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D004754:Enterobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000150:complications*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000209:etiology*; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000150:complications*