Infect Chemother.  2019 Jun;51(2):191-195. 10.3947/ic.2019.51.2.191.

Bacteremia due to Rahnella aquatilis in a Patient with a Chemoport

• Lee WJ
• Song Y
• Park SY
• Kim MJ

• KMID: 2450877
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3947/ic.2019.51.2.191

Abstract

Rahnella aquatilis, a saprophytic organism, is a member of the Enterobacteriaceae family. The natural habitat of this organism is fresh water, and it is rarely found in clinical specimens. Clinical conditions ascribed to this organism include bacteremia, respiratory infection, urinary tract infection, wound infection in an immunocompromised host, and infective endocarditis in patients with congenital heart diseases. Here, we report a case of bacteremia due to R. aquatilis in a woman with breast cancer who had received chemotherapy through a chemoport. To our knowledge, this is the second case of bacteremia caused by this organism in a patient with cancer in Korea.

Keyword

Rahnella aquatilis; Bacteremia; Chemoport; Chemotherapy; Breast cancer

MeSH Terms

Bacteremia*
Breast Neoplasms
Drug Therapy
Ecosystem
Endocarditis
Enterobacteriaceae
Female
Fresh Water
Heart Diseases
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Korea
Rahnella*
Urinary Tract Infections
Wound Infection

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  Figure 1 Clinical picture of Rahnella aquatilis bacteremia patient. TZP, piperacillin-tazobactam; pphv, peripheral venous blood; CRP, C-reactive protein; N/A, not available.

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