A Case of thoracic ampiyemia secondary to Serratia rubidaea

Year 2017, Volume: 3 Issue: 2, 31 - 35, 28.08.2017

Emel Uzunoğlu , Ahmet Melih Sahin , Ali Celik Alptekin Tosun

https://doi.org/10.19127/mbsjohs.332727

Abstract

Serratia
rubidaea is an oportunistic pathogen which is a member of unusual Serratia
species.  This is the the first thoracic
empyema case report caused by S. rubidaea
which is isolated from the pleural fluid of an immunocompetent patient. There
is no concensus about the natural habitat of S. rubidaea and the infection was community-based in our case. Here
we discussed both the identification and the antibiyogram susceptibility of S.
rubideae which needs a special attention hence some common commercial
identification systems are lack of carbon utilisation tests. Overlooked
laboratory diagnosis and ampric antibiotic treatment may cause life treating
infections due to naturally occurring Amp C β-lactamases of unusual Serratia
rubideae. Therefore, further studies are needed to identify both the clinical
presentation and source of the agent.

Keywords

Serratia rubideae, pleural effusion, thoracic ampitema, Serratia spp.

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