A Case of Necrotizing Fasciitis Caused by Raoultella ornithinolytica.
- Author:
Eui Joo KIM
1
;
Mi Ryoung SEO
;
Sung Keun PARK
;
Ji Won LEE
;
Jin Yong KIM
;
Sue Yun KIM
;
Yong Kyun CHO
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Raoultella ornithinolytica; Necrotizing fasciitis
- MeSH: Bacillus; Bacteria; Enterobacteriaceae; Fasciitis, Necrotizing; Female; Humans; Klebsiella; Punctures
- From:Infection and Chemotherapy 2010;42(6):411-414
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Raoultella ornithinolytica (formerly Klebsiella ornithinolytica ) is a Gram-negative aerobic bacillus which belongs to the family Enterobacteriaceae. However, human infections caused by bacteria of the genus Raoultella are uncommon and their pathogenicity is not well known yet. Herein, we report a case of necrotizing fasciitis caused by R. ornithinolytica in a 51 years old female patient who presented with erythematous swelling after a plantar puncture wound from a thumbtack.
