title: Tatumella ptyseos causing severe human infection: report of the first two Brazilian cases.
abstract: Tatumella ptyseos is the type species of the Tatumella genus (Enterobacteriaceae). This fermentative Gram-negative rod has only rarely been reported as a cause of human infections; there is very little information about it in the medical literature. We report here the first two Brazilian cases of T. ptyseos infections, both evolving to severe sepsis.
authors.affiliation: Monte Sinai Hospital, Suprema Medical School, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil. psgcosta@acessa.com
authors.forename: Paulo Sérgio Gonçalves da
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Juliana Monteiro de Castro
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Mendes
authors.forename: Geyza Machado
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index