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A case of Leclercia adecarboxylata endocarditis in a 62-year-old man.

Authors :
Kashif Malik
Ryann Davie
Allison Withers
Mohammad Faisal
Folake Lawal
Source :
IDCases, Vol 24, Iss , Pp e01091- (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Elsevier, 2021.

Abstract

Leclercia adecarboxylata is a motile, gram negative bacillus in the Enterobacteriaceae family that is a rarely isolated cause of disease, despite being ubiquitous in nature. A 2019 review article identified only 74 reported cases, most often in immunocompromised patients [1]. The organism is generally susceptible to most antibiotics although multiantibiotic resistant strains have been reported. We report a case of a 62-year-old Caucasian man with multiple co-morbidities treated for L. adecarboxylata endocarditis with intravenous ceftriaxone.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
22142509 and 09045899
Volume :
24
Issue :
e01091-
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
IDCases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.09045899cc5244f59b45acaf78fc93f9
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01091