Enterobacter sakazakii bacteraemia with multiple splenic abscesses in a 75-year-old woman: a case report.
Enterobacter sakazakii is an uncommon bacterium that is known to cause severe neonatal infection and is rare among adults. We present a peculiar case of E. sakazakii bacteraemia with multiple splenic abscesses in a 75-year-old institutionalised woman, who was successfully treated with 6 weeks of imipenem and percutaneous drainage of the abscesses.
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D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D000368:Aged; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D044083:Cronobacter sakazakii / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed