Pantoea species causing early onset neonatal sepsis: a case report.
BACKGROUND
Pantoea agglomerans is a plant pathogen which very rarely causes an opportunistic infection. Human beings are usually infected by thorn prick injuries or by contaminated parenteral fluids. Pantoea agglomerans has been reported as a cause of neonatal sepsis very rarely and to the best of our knowledge this is the first reported case from India.


METHODS
A 4-day-old Asian baby boy from the rural area of Odisha, India, was admitted to our neonatal intensive care unit when he presented with fever, tachypnea and chest retraction. Pantoea species were isolated from his blood culture.


CONCLUSIONS
He was treated successfully with meropenem administered intravenously and other supportive measures. Early detection and proper management may cause a favorable outcome.
Department of Microbiology, Hi-Tech Medical College & Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. drshreekant@rediffmail.com.|Kathagola Sahi, Mangalabag, Cuttack, Odisha, PIN-753001, India. drshreekant@rediffmail.com.
Shreekant
S
Tiwari
SVBP Post Graduate Institute of Paediatrics, Shishu Bhawan, Cuttack, Odisha, India. dssb1975@gmail.com.
Siba Shankar
SS
Beriha
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D000077731:Meropenem; D020636:Pantoea / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018805:Sepsis; D013845:Thienamycins / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D013845:Thienamycins; D000077731:Meropenem