The first case of Raoultella planticola infective endocarditis in a 4 year old child

Alsweed, Abdulrahman; Alghamdi, Abdulrahman S.; Tufenkeji, Haysam; Al-Hajjar, Sami

doi:10.1016/j.ijpam.2017.12.005

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“…All our patients received ventilator-assisted ventilation for more than 1 week before R.planticola infection,which suggested that tracheal intubation mechanical ventilation may also be a risk factor for infection. However, no invasive peripheral venous tube and umbilical venous tube surgery in our cases were performed, it was inconsistent with some previously researches suggesting that invasive operations may provide an infection pathway [11]. The clinical manifestations of R. planticola infections are similar to other bacterial infections.…”

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Neonatal septicemia caused by a rare pathogen: Raoultella planticola - a report of four cases

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Background Raoultella planticola(R.planticola) is a very rare opportunistic pathogen and sometimes even associated with fatal infection in pediatric cases. Recently,the emergence of carbapenem resistance strains are constantly being reported and a growing source of concern for pediatricians. Case presentation We reported 4 cases of neonatal septicemia caused by Raoultella planticola. Their gestational age was 211 to 269 days, and their birth weight was 1490 to 3000 g.The R. planticola infections were detected on the 9th to 27th day after hospitalization and occured between May and June. They clinically manifested as poor mental response, recurrent cyanosis, apnea, decreased heart rate and blood oxygen, recurrent jaundice, fever or nonelevation of body temperature. The C-reactive protein and procalcitonin were elevated at significantly in the initial phase of the infection,and they had leukocytosis or leukopenia. Prior to R.planticola infection,all of them recevied at least one broad-spectrum antibiotic for 7-27d.All the R.planticola strains detected were only sensitive to amikacin, but resistant to other groups of drugs: cephalosporins (such as cefazolin, ceftetan,etc) and penicillins (such as ampicillin-sulbactam,piperacillin,etc),and even developed resistance to carbapenem. All the infants were clinically cured and discharged with overall good prognosis. Conclusion Neonatal septicemia caused by Raoultella planticola mostly occured in hot and humid summer, which lack specific clinical manifestations. Pediatricians should keep in mind that R. planticola can be a potential source of neonatal sepsis and even has the potential to acquire carbapenem-resistance. Preventing outbreaks of epidemics requires early detection, timely diagnosis and treatment, and active isolation.

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Neonatal septicemia caused by a rare pathogen: Raoultella planticola - a report of four cases

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“…The presence of a foreign body (mitral valve prosthesis), ICU stay, and the presence of indwelling catheters were additional risk factors. To our knowledge, there are only two reported cases of Raoultella planticola causing IE, one of them in a pediatric patient [ 22 ] and the second one in a patient undergoing hemodialysis [ 23 ].…”

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Rare Case of Raoultella planticola Infective Endocarditis after Mitral Valve Replacement Surgery

Opriș,

Vacariu,

Ion

et al. 2023

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Infective endocarditis remains a condition associated with high morbidity and mortality, regardless of advances in diagnosis and therapeutics. The etiology, microbiology, and epidemiology of infective endocarditis have changed in the last years, with healthcare-associated infective endocarditis being responsible for a myriad of cases. Raoultella planticola is rarely the cause of infective endocarditis. We present a 72-year-old Caucasian female with a history of mitral valve replacement for rheumatic valve disease two months before the current presentation, without any immunosuppressive pathologies, diagnosed with Raoultella planticola infective endocarditis. Long-drawn antibiotic treatment led to a full recovery with no evidence of recurrence or relapse. This report highlights the importance of a multimodal approach for the diagnosis of bacterial etiology, the importance of selection and duration of an appropriate antibiotic regimen, and the presence of a rare opportunistic bacteria that has proven pathogenicity in a wide range of organ systems, usually in patients with several risk factors.

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Raoultella planticola associated with Meckel’s diverticulum perforation and peritonitis in a child: Case report and systematic review of the paediatric literature

Pacilli

Nataraja

2019

Journal of Infection and Public Health

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The first case of Raoultella planticola infective endocarditis in a 4 year old child

Cited by 4 publications

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Neonatal septicemia caused by a rare pathogen: Raoultella planticola - a report of four cases

Neonatal septicemia caused by a rare pathogen: Raoultella planticola - a report of four cases

Rare Case of Raoultella planticola Infective Endocarditis after Mitral Valve Replacement Surgery

Raoultella planticola associated with Meckel’s diverticulum perforation and peritonitis in a child: Case report and systematic review of the paediatric literature

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