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

• 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
• ISSN: 1413-8670; 1678-4391; 1678-4391; 1413-8670
• DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702008000500017

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.