Tatumella ptyseos causing severe human infection: report of the first two Brazilian cases

Tatumella ptyseos causing severe human infection: report of the first two Brazilian cases

Tatumella ptyseos is the type species of the Tatumella genus (Enterobacteriaceae). This fermentative Gram-negative rod has only rarely been reported as a cause of human infections; there is very little information about it in the medical literature. We report here the first two Brazilian cases of T....

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases Vol. 12; no. 5; pp. 442 - 443
Main Authors: Costa, Paulo Sérgio Gonçalves da, Mendes, Juliana Monteiro de Castro, Ribeiro, Geyza Machado
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Brazil Contexto 01-10-2008
Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases
Elsevier
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Brazil
Brazil - epidemiology
Care and treatment
Case studies
Diagnosis
Enterobacter
Enterobacteriaceae
Enterobacteriaceae - drug effects
Enterobacteriaceae - isolation & purification
Enterobacteriaceae infections
Enterobacteriaceae Infections - diagnosis
Enterobacteriaceae Infections - epidemiology
Enterobacteriaceae Infections - microbiology
Female
Health aspects
Humans
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Male
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Risk factors
sepsis
Sepsis - diagnosis
Sepsis - microbiology
Severity of Illness Index
Tatumella ptyseos
Brazil
Brazil
sepsis
Tatumella ptyseos
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Tatumella ptyseos is the type species of the Tatumella genus (Enterobacteriaceae). This fermentative Gram-negative rod has only rarely been reported as a cause of human infections; there is very little information about it in the medical literature. We report here the first two Brazilian cases of T. ptyseos infections, both evolving to severe sepsis.
Bibliography:ObjectType-Article-1
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-2
content type line 23
ObjectType-Case Study-2
ObjectType-Feature-4
ObjectType-Report-1
ObjectType-Article-3
ISSN:1413-8670
1678-4391
1678-4391
1413-8670
DOI:10.1590/S1413-86702008000500017