title: Hospital-acquired pneumonia due to Leclercia adecarboxylata in a neurosurgical centre.
abstract: Leclercia adecarboxylata, a gram-negative bacillus of the Enterobacteriaceae family, is an uncommonly identified human pathogen. The organism has been reported worldwide and isolated from various environmental sources. Most human infections are polymicrobial and commonly occur in immunocompromised hosts, although nosocomial infections in immunocompetent hosts have been documented. We describe three case reports of L. adecarboxylata isolation from cases of hospital acquired pneumonia admitted to a tertiary care center for neurosurgical care.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuromicrobiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ravikumar
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Patra
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Indiradevi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D014132:Trachea / Q000382:microbiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents