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KMID : 1101320050370020084
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Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science
2005 Volume.37 No. 2 p.84 ~ p.87
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A Case of Bacteremia by Hafnia alvei
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Hong Seung-Bok
Shin Kyeong-Seob
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Abstract
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Hafnia alvei is a gram-negative facultatively anaerobic bacillus that is rarely isolated from human specimens and is rarely considered to be pathogenic. It has been associated with gastroenteritis, pneumonia, meningitis, bacteremia, and nosocomial wound infections. But, only one case of extraintestinal H. alvei infection was documented in Korea to our knowledge. A 74-years old women with bronchial tuberculosis and cerebral infarct was admitted to out hospital via the internal medicine department due to the use of anti-tuberculotic agents. The two consecutive blood cultures yielded H. alvei. The organism was susceptible to all antimicrobial agents tested, except ampicillin and amoxacillin-clavulanic acid. The patients was treated with ceftriaxone and recovered effectively.
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KEYWORD
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Hafnia alvei, Bacteremia
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