Hospital-acquired pneumonia due to Leclercia adecarboxylata in a neurosurgical centre

J Postgrad Med. 2015 Apr-Jun;61(2):123-5. doi: 10.4103/0022-3859.153108.

Abstract

Leclercia adecarboxylata, a gram-negative bacillus of the Enterobacteriaceae family, is an uncommonly identified human pathogen. The organism has been reported worldwide and isolated from various environmental sources. Most human infections are polymicrobial and commonly occur in immunocompromised hosts, although nosocomial infections in immunocompetent hosts have been documented. We describe three case reports of L. adecarboxylata isolation from cases of hospital acquired pneumonia admitted to a tertiary care center for neurosurgical care.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cross Infection / drug therapy
  • Cross Infection / microbiology*
  • Enterobacteriaceae / isolation & purification*
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / diagnosis
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / drug therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / diagnosis*
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / drug therapy
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / microbiology
  • Trachea / microbiology*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents