title: Young-infant sepsis combined with urinary tract infection due to Hafnia alvei.
abstract: Hafnia alvei infections are uncommon and occur mainly in adult patients featuring underlying illnesses. Its isolation in pediatric cases is even more unusual. We report a rare case of sepsis combined with urinary tract infection caused by H. alvei in a 39-day-old infant who did not appear to feature any underlying disease. The infant was successfully treated with ceftriaxone over a 14-day period. In this case, we want to remind clinicians that the possibility of an extraintestinal invasive infection such as bacteremia or urinary tract infection caused by H. alvei should be taken into account in young infants who feature no apparent underlying disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chia-Hung
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Wei-Jen
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Chih-Chien
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: K-Long
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Ming-Chih
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Tsai
mesh_terms: D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D020611:Hafnia alvei; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*