Enterobacter cancerogenus Bacteremia in a Patient with Poor Dentition, Cirrhosis, and a Variceal Bleed

Detection of AI-2 Receptors in Genomes of Enterobacteriaceae Suggests a Role of Type-2 Quorum Sensing in Closed Ecosystems

“…affected by a canker disease [91]. E. cancerogenus has also been found as clinical isolate [92]. Whether the AI-2 receptor plays a role in pathogenicity or plant association is unknown, but its presence could again reflect the importance of QS-2 in situations associated with bacterial populations thriving in a limited space such as in the case of bacterial cancers or in bacteria employing an endophytic lifestyle.…”

Bacteriemia por Enterobacter cancerogenus en un paciente con trauma pélvico

“…Enterobacter cancerogenus se ha aislado principalmente desde fuentes ambientales, aunque también se ha descrito como un patógeno infrecuente en el ser humano, especialmente asociado a traumatismos 1,7 . La incidencia de bacteriemia por este agente es poco frecuente, existiendo algunos reportes en pacientes debilitados e instrumentalizados en el contexto nosocomial 8 . Nuestro caso correspondió a un paciente joven, sin comorbilidades, y que tuvo como único factor de riesgo un trauma pélvico complicado que no requirió cirugía.…”

Trauma Wound Related Infection Caused by <i>Enterobacter cancerogenus</i> and <i>Aeromonas hydrophilia</i>

“…It is possible that the actual mortality rate caused by E. cancerogenus infection is lower because the mortality rate may be more closely related to the trauma itself rather than to the resulting E. cancerogenus infection. In addition, there have been case reports of E. cancerogenus causing osteomyelitis ( 3 ) bacteremia ( 7 ), urinary tract infection ( 8 ), and pneumonia ( 9 ). The pathogenicity of this organism remains unknown, therefore, further studies are needed to clarify the clinical characteristics of infections due to E. cancerogenus .…”