Nosocomial bloodstream infection pathogen Pantoea dispersa: a case report and literature review

Antimicrobial Resistance Profile of Bacterial Isolates from Urinary Tract Infections in Companion Animals in Central Italy

“…This bacterium belongs to the genus Pantoea , which is included in the Erwiniaceae family, and it was frequently found in plants, soil, and water. Some P. dispersa isolates were related to nosocomial blood stream infections, rhinosinusitis, and hepatitis in human patients [ 42 , 43 , 44 ]. However, conventional analyses are considered ineffective in achieving the correct identification of this bacterium, resulting in the misdiagnosis and underestimation of P. dispersa -related infections [ 42 , 43 , 44 ].…”

Pantoea abscess mimicking sarcoma in a HTLV‐1‐infected Indigenous Australian man: Case report and literature review

“…Sporadic adult and pediatric cases were seen in equal proportions, with immunocompetent patients greatly outnumbering their immunocompromised counterparts. Bacteraemia, 14–36 followed by skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI), 31,32,37–42 were the commonest manifestations of Pantoea infection, but the range of syndromes was wide, including peritonitis, 32,43–52 bone and joint infection, 32,53–60 intra‐abdominal abscess, 61–63 pneumonia, 31,64 urinary tract infection, 31,32 ocular infection, 65–71 and rhinosinusitis 72 . One case each of endocarditis, 15 prosthetic joint infection, 55 and post‐neurosurgical meningitis 73 was also reported, as were four cases of neonatal sepsis 74,75 .…”

“…74,75 Only in 19 patients, all of whom had either SSTI, 37,41,42 septic arthritis, 53,56,58,59 or ocular infection 66,69 was there a history of penetrating plant trauma, indicating that this risk factor is less important than previously assumed. The vast majority (84%) of infections were caused by P. agglomerans, with only four other culprit species reported: P. dispersa, 16,17,25,27,28,72 P. ananatis, 19,21,68 P. calida, 24,73 and P. stewartii. 18 In four other cases, identification to species level was unable to be performed, 39,66,67,71 like in ours.…”

Pantoea abscess mimicking sarcoma in a HTLV-1-infected Indigenous Australian man: case report and literature review

“…(74,75) Only in 19 patients, all of whom had either SSTI, (37,41,42) septic arthritis, (53,56,58,59) or ocular infection (66,69) was there a history of penetrating plant trauma, indicating that this risk factor is less important than previously assumed. The vast majority (84%) of infections were caused by P. agglomerans , with only four other culprit species reported:P. dispersa , (16,17,25,27,28,72) P. ananatis , (19,21,68) P. calida , (24,73) and P. stewartii . (18) In four other cases, identification to species level was unable to be performed, (39,66,67,71) like in ours.…”