title: Cedecea lapagei in a patient with malignancy: Report of a rare case.
abstract: Cedecea lapagei is a member of the family Enterobacteriaceae and is an uncommon pathogen. There are very few reports of isolation of this organism from biological samples; mostly it is found to be a pathogen in elderly or otherwise medically compromised. We present a rare case of a patient with underlying malignancy of buccal mucosa, who developed an oral ulcer superinfected with C. lapagei. According to the available literature, this is the first case of C. lapagei from India detected in a cancer patient.
authors.forename: Indu
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Biswal
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Delhi State Cancer Institute, Dilshad Garden, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Nishat Ahmed
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Grover
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D059248:Chemoradiotherapy; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003523:Cycloserine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D011859:Radiography; D014456:Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D014750:Vincristine; D003523:Cycloserine; D002945:Cisplatin