Bacteremic cholangitis due to Raoultella planticola complicating intrahepatic bile duct stricture 5 years post-laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a case report

Bacteremic cholangitis due to Raoultella planticola complicating intrahepatic bile duct stricture 5 years post-laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a case report

Abstract Background Raoultella Planticola is a facultative anaerobic, gram-negative, water- and soil-dwelling rod bacterium rarely reported as a cause of human disease. However, the number of reported R. planticola infections is growing, without a concomitant increase in research on the microbe or i...

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Main Authors: David Blihar, Phenyo Phuu, Svetlana Kotelnikova, Edward Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Raoultella planticola
Bacteremia
Cholangitis
Intrahepatic bile ducts
Gall bladder resection
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-021-02762-0

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