Primary Bacteremia Caused by Rhizobium radiobacter in Neonate: A Rare Case Report

Primary Bacteremia Caused by Rhizobium radiobacter in Neonate: A Rare Case Report

Rhizobium radiobacter is a gram-negative tumourigenic plant pathogen that rarely causes infections in humans. Rhizobium radiobacter has a strong predilection to cause infection particularly in those patients who have long standing indwelling foreign devices. Herewith we report a rare case of Rhizo...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shreekant Tiwari, Siba Shanker Beriha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2015-10-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Subjects:
gentamicin
imipenem
newborn
Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/6598/15101_CE[Ra1]_F(AK)_PF1(EKAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdf
id doaj-f9c7d38b253d4ce2907ff7550cdb8094
record_format Article
spelling doaj-f9c7d38b253d4ce2907ff7550cdb80942020-11-25T03:25:32ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2015-10-01910DD01DD0210.7860/JCDR/2015/15101.6598Primary Bacteremia Caused by Rhizobium radiobacter in Neonate: A Rare Case ReportShreekant Tiwari0Siba Shanker Beriha1Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Hi-Tech Medical College & Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, SVBP Post Graduate Institute of Paediatrics, Shishu Bhawan, Cuttack, Odisha, India.Rhizobium radiobacter is a gram-negative tumourigenic plant pathogen that rarely causes infections in humans. Rhizobium radiobacter has a strong predilection to cause infection particularly in those patients who have long standing indwelling foreign devices. Herewith we report a rare case of Rhizobium radiobacter bacteremia in a new born baby without other risk factors. The patient was successfully treated with gentamicin and imipenem. To the best of our knowledge this is the first documented case of R. radiobacter from India causing neonatal infection. https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/6598/15101_CE[Ra1]_F(AK)_PF1(EKAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdfgentamicinimipenemnewborn
collection DOAJ
language English
format Article
sources DOAJ
author Shreekant Tiwari
Siba Shanker Beriha
spellingShingle Shreekant Tiwari
Siba Shanker Beriha
Primary Bacteremia Caused by Rhizobium radiobacter in Neonate: A Rare Case Report
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
gentamicin
imipenem
newborn
author_facet Shreekant Tiwari
Siba Shanker Beriha
author_sort Shreekant Tiwari
title Primary Bacteremia Caused by Rhizobium radiobacter in Neonate: A Rare Case Report
title_short Primary Bacteremia Caused by Rhizobium radiobacter in Neonate: A Rare Case Report
title_full Primary Bacteremia Caused by Rhizobium radiobacter in Neonate: A Rare Case Report
title_fullStr Primary Bacteremia Caused by Rhizobium radiobacter in Neonate: A Rare Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Primary Bacteremia Caused by Rhizobium radiobacter in Neonate: A Rare Case Report
title_sort primary bacteremia caused by rhizobium radiobacter in neonate: a rare case report
publisher JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
series Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
issn 2249-782X
0973-709X
publishDate 2015-10-01
description Rhizobium radiobacter is a gram-negative tumourigenic plant pathogen that rarely causes infections in humans. Rhizobium radiobacter has a strong predilection to cause infection particularly in those patients who have long standing indwelling foreign devices. Herewith we report a rare case of Rhizobium radiobacter bacteremia in a new born baby without other risk factors. The patient was successfully treated with gentamicin and imipenem. To the best of our knowledge this is the first documented case of R. radiobacter from India causing neonatal infection.
topic gentamicin
imipenem
newborn
url https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/6598/15101_CE[Ra1]_F(AK)_PF1(EKAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdf
work_keys_str_mv AT shreekanttiwari primarybacteremiacausedbyrhizobiumradiobacterinneonateararecasereport
AT sibashankerberiha primarybacteremiacausedbyrhizobiumradiobacterinneonateararecasereport
_version_ 1724596579709485056

Similar Items