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First report of biliary tract infection caused by multidrug-resistant Serratia fonticola

Serratia fonticola is widely distributed in nature and a rare human pathogen. We report the first Case of biliary tract infection due to multidrug-resistant Serratia fonticola in a 78-year-old woman in Vietnam. Bile culture grew S. fonticola. Based on the antibiogram, S. fonticola is resistant to al...

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Autores principales: Hai, P.D., Hoa, L.T.V., Tot, N.H., Phuong, L.L., Quang, V.V., Thuyet, B.T., Son, P.N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7281793/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32528687
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nmni.2020.100692
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Sumario:Serratia fonticola is widely distributed in nature and a rare human pathogen. We report the first Case of biliary tract infection due to multidrug-resistant Serratia fonticola in a 78-year-old woman in Vietnam. Bile culture grew S. fonticola. Based on the antibiogram, S. fonticola is resistant to all antibiotic classes. The patient developed septic shock and died.