Abstract: Enterobacter sakazakii, a Gram-negative rod-shaped bacterium, is a rare cause of invasive infections (meningitis, sepsis, necrotizing enterocolitis) with high death rates (40-80%), primarily in newborns. In contrast to the high number of cases in newborns, infants and children, there are only a few reported cases of E. sakazakii infections in adults, generally in subjects with pre-existing conditions such as neoplasms, and just one osteomyelitis of the foot. We report a confirmed case of postsurgical osteomyelitis of the femur caused by E. sakazakii in a young otherwise healthy man.

Postsurgical osteomyelitis caused by Enterobacter sakazakii in a healthy young man / G.Corti; I.Panunzi; M.Losco; R.Buzzi. - In: JOURNAL OF CHEMOTHERAPY. - ISSN 1120-009X. - STAMPA. - 19:(2007), pp. 94-96. [10.1179/joc.2007.19.1.94]

Postsurgical osteomyelitis caused by Enterobacter sakazakii in a healthy young man

CORTI, GIAMPAOLO;BUZZI, ROBERTO
2007

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Abstract: Enterobacter sakazakii, a Gram-negative rod-shaped bacterium, is a rare cause of invasive infections (meningitis, sepsis, necrotizing enterocolitis) with high death rates (40-80%), primarily in newborns. In contrast to the high number of cases in newborns, infants and children, there are only a few reported cases of E. sakazakii infections in adults, generally in subjects with pre-existing conditions such as neoplasms, and just one osteomyelitis of the foot. We report a confirmed case of postsurgical osteomyelitis of the femur caused by E. sakazakii in a young otherwise healthy man.
2007
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94
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G.Corti; I.Panunzi; M.Losco; R.Buzzi
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