Urosepsis caused by Edwardsiella tarda.
Edwardsiella tarda is a rare causative agent of human infection, predominantly associated with gastroenteritis. We describe a fatal case of urosepsis caused by E. tarda. The patient's underlying condition of advanced uterine cancer may have contributed to the development of the infection.
Tamada
Takayuki
T
School of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Koganemaru
Hiroshi
H
Matsumoto
Koji
K
Hitomi
Shigemi
S
D000368:Aged; D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D020609:Edwardsiella tarda / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000652:urine; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology