Klebsiella ozaenae Bacteremia in a Kidney Transplant Recipient
Infections remain a dreadful complication after solid organ transplantation. Almost all microorganisms could cause this complication, including unusual ones. We report a 73-year-old patient, with a history of kidney transplant for 38 years on minimum immunosuppression, who presented with high-grade...
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| description | Infections remain a dreadful complication after solid organ transplantation. Almost all microorganisms could cause this complication, including unusual ones. We report a 73-year-old patient, with a history of kidney transplant for 38 years on minimum immunosuppression, who presented with high-grade fever and gastrointestinal symptoms. Klebsiella ozaenae was isolated from blood cultures. She had a prompt response to antibiotics and recovered completely in a short period. Subsequent evaluation of her nasal cavity and sinuses did not show any abnormalities. Klebsiella ozaenae is primarily a colonizer of the oral and nasopharyngeal mucosa, which does not usually cause severe infections. Only 12 cases of Klebsiella ozaenae bacteremia have been reported, none of them in the context of solid organ transplant recipient. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a6825bd4c5c34f9fa8a291fbde9bd79b2025-02-03T06:07:05ZengWileyCase Reports in Transplantation2090-69432090-69512013-01-01201310.1155/2013/493516493516Klebsiella ozaenae Bacteremia in a Kidney Transplant RecipientShree Kumar0Talal Alfaadhel1Meteb M. AlBugami2Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, B3H 1V7, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, B3H 1V7, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, B3H 1V7, CanadaInfections remain a dreadful complication after solid organ transplantation. Almost all microorganisms could cause this complication, including unusual ones. We report a 73-year-old patient, with a history of kidney transplant for 38 years on minimum immunosuppression, who presented with high-grade fever and gastrointestinal symptoms. Klebsiella ozaenae was isolated from blood cultures. She had a prompt response to antibiotics and recovered completely in a short period. Subsequent evaluation of her nasal cavity and sinuses did not show any abnormalities. Klebsiella ozaenae is primarily a colonizer of the oral and nasopharyngeal mucosa, which does not usually cause severe infections. Only 12 cases of Klebsiella ozaenae bacteremia have been reported, none of them in the context of solid organ transplant recipient.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/493516 |
| spellingShingle | Shree Kumar Talal Alfaadhel Meteb M. AlBugami Klebsiella ozaenae Bacteremia in a Kidney Transplant Recipient Case Reports in Transplantation |
| title | Klebsiella ozaenae
Bacteremia in a Kidney Transplant Recipient |
| title_full | Klebsiella ozaenae
Bacteremia in a Kidney Transplant Recipient |
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Bacteremia in a Kidney Transplant Recipient |
| title_full_unstemmed | Klebsiella ozaenae
Bacteremia in a Kidney Transplant Recipient |
| title_short | Klebsiella ozaenae
Bacteremia in a Kidney Transplant Recipient |
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| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/493516 |
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