Early Onset Neonatal Septicaemia Caused by Pantoea agglomerans

• Published in: Journal of clinical and diagnostic research Vol. 10; no. 5; pp. DD01 - DD02
• Main Authors: Sengupta, Mallika, Banerjee, Sayantan, Das, Niloy Kumar, Guchhait, Partha, Misra, Saheli
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India JCDR Research and Publications (P) Limited 01-05-2016; JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
• Subjects: c-reactive protein; Microbiology Section; neonatal seizure; thrombocytopenia; Neonatal seizure; Thrombocytopenia; C-reactive protein
• ISSN: 2249-782X; 0973-709X
• DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/19613.7807

Pantoea agglomerans is an opportunistic pathogen causing infection in the immunocompromised patients. It is a plant pathogen and a rare human pathogen causing neonatal sepsis, joint infection, urinary tract infection and bloodstream infections. Neonatal Gram negative septicaemia may have an unusual presentation of subtle generalised neonatal seizures without any other cardinal features of sepsis. An appropriate diagnosis is therefore the key to proper management. P. agglomerans being an unusual cause of neonatal sepsis should be diagnosed early with proper antibiogram for clinical cure. Here, we report a case of neonatal sepsis caused by P. agglomerans in a tertiary care hospital in Eastern India.