A Case of Urinary Tract Infection and Severe Sepsis Caused by Kluyvera ascorbata in a 73-Year-Old Female with a Brief Literature Review

Infections that are caused by Kluyvera bacteria have been previously reported in the medical literature; however, they seem to be less common. Herein, we report a case of urinary tract infection and severe sepsis caused by Kluyvera ascorbata in a 73-year-old female. We also did a brief literature re...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Case reports in infectious diseases 2017-01, Vol.2017 (2017), p.1-2
1. Verfasser:	Alfreijat, Majd
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Care and treatment Case Report Case studies Complications and side effects Development and progression Gram-negative bacterial infections Literature reviews Sepsis Urinary tract infections
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Zusammenfassung:	Infections that are caused by Kluyvera bacteria have been previously reported in the medical literature; however, they seem to be less common. Herein, we report a case of urinary tract infection and severe sepsis caused by Kluyvera ascorbata in a 73-year-old female. We also did a brief literature review of infections caused by this organism in adults.
ISSN:	2090-6625 2090-6633
DOI:	10.1155/2017/3848963