title: Multidrug resistant Kluyvera ascorbata septicemia in an adult patient: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Kluyvera ascorbata has become increasingly significant due to its potential to cause a wide range of infections, as well as its ability to transfer gene encoding for CTX-M- type extended spectrum B-lactamases (ESBLs) to other Enterobacteriaceae.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report the case of a 64-year-old African-American male diagnosed with severe sepsis due to a multidrug resistant Kluyvera ascorbata, which was isolated from his blood. He was treated with meropenem and had a favorable outcome.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report of a multidrug resistant Kluyvera ascorbata isolated from the blood in an adult patient with sepsis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Howard University Hospital, 2041 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington DC, 20060, USA. smoonah@howard.edu.
authors.forename: Shannon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moonah
authors.forename: Kavita
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Deonarine
authors.forename: Clyde
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Freeman