Multidrug-resistant Escherichia fergusonii: a case of acute cystitis.
We report a case in which Escherichia fergusonii, an emerging pathogen in various types of infections, was associated with cystitis in a 52-year-old woman. The offending strain was found to be multidrug resistant. Despite in vitro activity, beta-lactam treatment failed because of a lack of patient compliance with therapy. The work confirms the pathogenic potential of E. fergusonii.
Savini
Vincenzo
V
Vincenzo Savini, Unità Operativa Complessa di Microbiologia e Virologia Clinica, Dipartimento di Medicina Trasfusionale, Ospedale Civile Spirito Santo, via Fonte Romana 8, 65100, Pescara, Italy. vincsavi@yahoo.it
Catavitello
Chiara
C
Talia
Marzia
M
Manna
Assunta
A
Pompetti
Franca
F
Favaro
Marco
M
Fontana
Carla
C
Febbo
Fabio
F
Balbinot
Andrea
A
Di Berardino
Fabio
F
Di Bonaventura
Giovanni
G
Di Zacomo
Silvia
S
Esattore
Francesca
F
D'Antonio
Domenico
D
D000208:Acute Disease; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003556:Cystitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D004925:Escherichia / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D014556:Urine / Q000382:microbiology; D047090:beta-Lactams / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D047090:beta-Lactams