Pantoea agglomerans bacteremia in a 65-year-old man with acute myeloid leukemia: case report and review

South Med J. 2008 Jan;101(1):102-3. doi: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e31815d3ca6.

Abstract

A 65-year-old man with a recent history of acute leukemia was admitted with complaints of chills and rigors. He had a long-standing Hickman catheter which was removed following the isolation of a gram negative rod later identified as Pantoea agglomerans. The patient recovered with antimicrobial therapy. Pantoea species are rare causes of clinically relevant infections.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Bacteremia / epidemiology*
  • Catheters, Indwelling / adverse effects*
  • Catheters, Indwelling / microbiology
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / epidemiology*
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / surgery
  • Male
  • Pantoea*
  • Stem Cell Transplantation