title: Graft versus host disease-related Hafnia alvei colonization and probable infection.
abstract: We describe the case of a graft versus host disease (GvHD) patient, in whom Hafnia alvei was cultured as a single organism, and at high bacterial counts from stool samples, from the onset of the disease until its resolution. This case is a further example of the contentious role of this species in causing human intestinal disease. Furthermore, it focuses on enteric damage by GvHD as a risk factor for acquiring H. alvei colonization, and probably infection.
authors: Clinical Microbiology and Virology Unit, Department of Transfusion Medicine, Spirito Santo Hospital, Via Fonte Romana 8, 65100 Pescara, Italy.
authors: Vincenzo
authors: V
authors: Savini
authors: Department of Hematology, Bone Marrow Transplant Centre, Spirito Santo Hospital, Pescara, Italy.
authors: Erminia
authors: E
authors: Di Bartolomeo
authors: Clinical Microbiology and Virology Unit, Department of Transfusion Medicine, Spirito Santo Hospital, Via Fonte Romana 8, 65100 Pescara, Italy.
authors: Chiara
authors: C
authors: Catavitello
authors: Clinical Microbiology and Virology Unit, Department of Transfusion Medicine, Spirito Santo Hospital, Via Fonte Romana 8, 65100 Pescara, Italy.
authors: Marzia
authors: M
authors: Talia
authors: Clinical Microbiology and Virology Unit, Department of Transfusion Medicine, Spirito Santo Hospital, Via Fonte Romana 8, 65100 Pescara, Italy.
authors: Assunta
authors: A
authors: Manna
authors: Clinical Microbiology and Virology Unit, Department of Transfusion Medicine, Spirito Santo Hospital, Via Fonte Romana 8, 65100 Pescara, Italy.
authors: Fabio
authors: F
authors: Febbo
authors: Clinical Microbiology and Virology Unit, Department of Transfusion Medicine, Spirito Santo Hospital, Via Fonte Romana 8, 65100 Pescara, Italy.
authors: Andrea
authors: A
authors: Balbinot
authors: Department of Biomedical Sciences, Gabriele d'Annunzio University, Chieti-Pescara, Italy.|Clinical Microbiology, Aging Research Center (Ce.S.I.), Gabriele d'Annunzio University, Chieti-Pescara, Italy.
authors: Giovanni
authors: G
authors: Di Bonaventura
authors: Department of Hematology, Bone Marrow Transplant Centre, Spirito Santo Hospital, Pescara, Italy.
authors: Paolo
authors: P
authors: Di Bartolomeo
authors: Department of Biomedical Sciences, Gabriele d'Annunzio University, Chieti-Pescara, Italy.|Clinical Microbiology, Aging Research Center (Ce.S.I.), Gabriele d'Annunzio University, Chieti-Pescara, Italy.
authors: Raffaele
authors: R
authors: Piccolomini
authors: Clinical Microbiology and Virology Unit, Department of Transfusion Medicine, Spirito Santo Hospital, Via Fonte Romana 8, 65100 Pescara, Italy.
authors: Domenico
authors: D
authors: D'Antonio
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002353:Carrier State / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D002648:Child; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005199:Fanconi Anemia / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006086:Graft vs Host Disease / Q000150:complications*; D020611:Hafnia alvei / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents