title: Emerging Escherichia pathogen.
abstract: Escherichia hermannii was first identified as a new species in 1982. It has rarely been reported as a human pathogen. We report the first case of E. hermannii as the sole pathogen in a catheter-related bloodstream infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown, New York, USA. quanhathai.kaewpoowat@bassett.org
authors.forename: Quanhathai
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Kaewpoowat
authors.forename: Nitipong
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Permpalung
authors.forename: Deborah E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Sentochnik
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections; D004925:Escherichia / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents