title: First reported case of pneumonia caused by Cedecea lapagei in America.
abstract: Cedecea represents a genus in the Enterobacteriaceae family that has been rarely associated with human infection. The clinical relevance of Cedecea lapagei has yet to be elucidated. This is the first reported case of pneumonia due to C. lapagei in a patient with acute promyelocytic leukemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectology at the Unidad de Alta Especialidad, Monterrey, Mexico. Electronic address: luis.antonio.sanchez@udem.edu.mx.
authors.forename: Luis Antonio Sanchez
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.forename: Bárbara Saenz
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Ibarra
authors.forename: Jess Alberto Cárdenas
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: de la Garza
authors.forename: Felipe de Jesus Martin Perez
authors.initials: Fde J
authors.lastname: Rada
authors.forename: Ana Isabel Sepúlveda
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Nuñez
authors.forename: María Guadalupe Rodríguez
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: López
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D015473:Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*
keywords: Acute promyelocytic leukemia; Cedecea lapagei; Pneumonia
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