Raoultella ornithinolytica Bacteremia in Cancer Patients: Report of Three Cases

Yoshiro Hadano; Mika Tsukahara; Kenta Ito; Jun Suzuki; Ichiro Kawamura; Hanako Kurai

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.51.8349

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Raoultella ornithinolytica Bacteremia in Cancer Patients: Report of Three Cases

Yoshiro Hadano, Mika Tsukahara, Kenta Ito, Jun Suzuki, Ichiro Kawamura, Hanako Kurai

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Keywords: Raoultella ornithinolytica, bacteremia, biliary tract infection, histamine-producing bacteremia

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2012 Volume 51 Issue 22 Pages 3193-3195

DOI https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.51.8349

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Abstract

Raoultella ornithinolytica is a Gram-negative aerobic bacillus reclassified in the new genus from the Klebsiella species based on new genetic approaches; however, human infections caused by R. ornithinolytica are rare. We herein report three cases of R. ornithinolytica bacteremia associated with biliary tract infections in cancer patients. R. ornithinolytica can be a causative pathogen of biliary tract infection in cancer patients.

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