title: Escherichia fergusonii bacteremia in a diabetic patient with pancreatic cancer.
abstract: Although Escherichia fergusonii has been identified for decades, it has rarely been recovered from clinical specimens and its clinical significance remains unclear. We describe a case of E. fergusonii bacteremia in a diabetic patient with pancreatic cancer. The isolate was confirmed by three commercial identification systems and 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. The patient's clinical condition gradually improved, and repeated blood cultures were negative after antibiotic treatment with an in vitro active agent (ceftriaxone).
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Liouying Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chih-Cheng
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Aristine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Yu-Tsung
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Kuei-Pin
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Meng-Rui
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Chun-Hsing
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Po-Ren
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Hsueh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D004925:Escherichia / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S