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Indian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Pediatrics

Volume  9, Issue 1, January - March 2017, Pages 67-70
 

Case Report

A Case Report of an Unusual Bacteremia in an Infant- Wautersiella Falsenii

Ankit Verma*, Sunil Kishore*, Sudha Chandelia**

*Senior Resident **Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Critical Care, PGIMER and Associated Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India.

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DOI: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijtep.2348.9987.9117.12

Abstract

 Wautersiella Falsenii is an unusual organism isolated from human samples. Its clinical relevance needs to be defined. Solitary identification of this microorganism in a clinical sample explains an etiological link between it and the disease. We present such a case that came to us with respiratory distress and later on diagnosed to have pneumonia, mediastinal abscess and bacteremia. Aetiological work up isolated Wautersiella Falsenii from the blood which was sensitive to ofloxacin. No any other organism was isolated. The patient responded well to the ofloxacin treatment and was discharged in good general condition. Solitary identification and clinical improvement on effective antibiotic; supports that it is a clinically significant infection. In this case report we discuss the clinical spectrum of diseases caused by this organism and its antibiotic sensitivity pattern.

Keywords: Wautersiella Falsenii; CHROM Agar; Pneumonia; Mediastinal Abscess; Bacteremia


Corresponding Author : Sudha Chandelia**