Raoultella ornithinolytica bacteremia in an infant with visceral heterotaxy

A case of Raoultella ornithinolytica bacteremia in an infant with visceral heterotaxy is reported. Physical examination was remarkable for markedly red skin flushing, not unlike that seen during histamine fish poisoning. R. ornithinolytica is a histamine-producing bacterium recently elucidated as a...

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Published inThe Pediatric infectious disease journal Vol. 29; no. 5; p. 477
Main Authors Mau, Nicole, Ross, Lawrence A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.05.2010
Subjects
Bacteremia - diagnosis
Bacteremia - microbiology
Bacteremia - pathology
Enterobacteriaceae - isolation & purification
Enterobacteriaceae Infections - diagnosis
Enterobacteriaceae Infections - microbiology
Enterobacteriaceae Infections - pathology
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Viscera - abnormalities
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Summary:A case of Raoultella ornithinolytica bacteremia in an infant with visceral heterotaxy is reported. Physical examination was remarkable for markedly red skin flushing, not unlike that seen during histamine fish poisoning. R. ornithinolytica is a histamine-producing bacterium recently elucidated as a major cause of histamine fish poisoning. Only 2 other cases of human infection by R. ornithinolytica have been reported.
ISSN:1532-0987
DOI:10.1097/INF.0b013e3181ce9227