title: Molecular diagnosis of Raoultella planticola infection of a surgical site.
abstract: Raoultella planticola has been rarely diagnosed in clinical specimens. A case of a polymicrobial surgical site infection primarily caused by R. planticola in a 66-year-old Caucasian male with a fractured left tibia after an open reduction internal fixation of his left ankle is described and confirms this organism to be an opportunistic human pathogen. This pathogen was diagnosed with rapid clinical molecular pathogen diagnostic methods, which allowed an appropriate therapy to be implemented, thereby improving prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Southwest Regional Wound Care Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wolcott
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dowd
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D003646:Debridement; D020878:Device Removal; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D017592:Skin Care; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D001618:beta-Lactamases