Unveiling the Menace of Serratia fonticola: Rising Pathogenic Threat or Bystander?

Abstract

A rare human pathogen, Serratia fonticola ( S. fonticola ) has previously been found to cause skin and soft tissue infections post-trauma. The literature contains limited information regarding its management or sensitivity patterns. We aim to share our findings on S. fonticola infections in an area with a high rate of antibiotic resistance. To draw attention to this uncommon and rare infection, we share a case series of S. fonticola . The antibiogram revealed that S. fonticola in all our cases was multidrug resistant. Two of our five cases had a prior history of road traffic accidents and yielded polymicrobial infections along with S. fonticola . The other two were revived successfully with proper antibiotic treatment, though one had glucose-6-phosphate deficiency (G6PD) and the last one was a neonate with pulmonary hypertension who grew S. fonticola in blood culture.