A Case of Bacteremia by Hafnia alvei

Hafnia alvei에 의한 균혈증 1예

  • Hong, Seung-Bok (Department of Laboratory Medicine, Bundang Jesaeng General Hospital) ;
  • Shin, Kyeong-Seob (Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital)
  • 홍승복 (분당제생병원 진단검사의학과) ;
  • 신경섭 (충북대병원 진단검사의학과)
  • Published : 2005.08.31

Abstract

Hafnia alvei is a gram-negative facultatively anaerobic bacillus that is rarely isolated from human specimens and is rarely considered to be pathogenic. It has been associated with gastroenteritis, pneumonia, meningitis, bacteremia, and nosocomial wound infections. But, only one case of extraintestinal H. alvei infection was documented in Korea to our knowledge. A 74-years old women with bronchial tuberculosis and cerebral infarct was admitted to out hospital via the internal medicine department due to the use of anti-tuberculotic agents. The two consecutive blood cultures yielded H. alvei. The organism was susceptible to all antimicrobial agents tested, except ampicillin and amoxacillin-clavulanic acid. The patients was treated with ceftriaxone and recovered effectively.

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