Raoultella Planticola Bacteremia Following Consumption of Seafood
Raoultella planticola is a Gram-negative bacillus commonly found in water, soil and aquatic environments. There have only been 16 cases of R planticola infection documented in the literature to date. R planticola possesses the ability to convert histidine to histamine and can produce symptoms of sco...
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| description | Raoultella planticola is a Gram-negative bacillus commonly found in water, soil and aquatic environments. There have only been 16 cases of R planticola infection documented in the literature to date. R planticola possesses the ability to convert histidine to histamine and can produce symptoms of scombroid poisoning when poorly prepared seafood is consumed in large amounts. The present report describes a case involving a 56-year-old woman who presented with R planticola bacteremia and symptoms consistent with cholangitis four days after consuming a seafood salad containing squid and octopus. She was successfully treated with intravenous ceftriaxone followed by oral ciprofloxacin. Recent chemotherapy, proton pump inhibitor use and altered biliary flow secondary to hepatic metastases may have been contributing factors to the pathogenesis of disease. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4c5f718746aa4106890193395c7b4be02025-02-03T06:45:26ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322014-01-01254e83e8410.1155/2014/439598Raoultella Planticola Bacteremia Following Consumption of SeafoodPhilip W Lam0Irving E Salit1Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaToronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaRaoultella planticola is a Gram-negative bacillus commonly found in water, soil and aquatic environments. There have only been 16 cases of R planticola infection documented in the literature to date. R planticola possesses the ability to convert histidine to histamine and can produce symptoms of scombroid poisoning when poorly prepared seafood is consumed in large amounts. The present report describes a case involving a 56-year-old woman who presented with R planticola bacteremia and symptoms consistent with cholangitis four days after consuming a seafood salad containing squid and octopus. She was successfully treated with intravenous ceftriaxone followed by oral ciprofloxacin. Recent chemotherapy, proton pump inhibitor use and altered biliary flow secondary to hepatic metastases may have been contributing factors to the pathogenesis of disease.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/439598 |
| spellingShingle | Philip W Lam Irving E Salit Raoultella Planticola Bacteremia Following Consumption of Seafood Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
| title | Raoultella Planticola Bacteremia Following Consumption of Seafood |
| title_full | Raoultella Planticola Bacteremia Following Consumption of Seafood |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Raoultella Planticola Bacteremia Following Consumption of Seafood |
| title_short | Raoultella Planticola Bacteremia Following Consumption of Seafood |
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