Bacteremia caused by Pantoea agglomerans and Enterococcus faecalis in a patient with colon cancer

J BUON. 2007 Apr-Jun;12(2):287-90.

Abstract

A case of bacteremia caused by Pantoea agglomerans (P. agglomerans) and Enterococcus faecalis in a male patient with colon cancer is reported. He was successfully treated with vancomycin and meropenem. The clinical isolate was identified as P. agglomerans by 16S rRNA gene sequencing.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bacteremia / complications
  • Bacteremia / drug therapy
  • Bacteremia / microbiology*
  • Colonic Neoplasms / complications*
  • Enterococcus faecalis / isolation & purification*
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / complications
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / complications
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Meropenem
  • Pantoea / isolation & purification*
  • Thienamycins / therapeutic use
  • Vancomycin / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Thienamycins
  • Vancomycin
  • Meropenem