A mimicry of melioidosis by Klebsiella ozaenae infection
- Author:
TH Ng
;
SH How
;
YC Kuan
;
Adzura
;
AA Aziz
;
AR Fauzi
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Klebsiella ozaenae, multiple organ abscesses, invasive infections
- From:The Malaysian Journal of Pathology
2009;31(2):147-150
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Klebsiella ozaenae is a Gram negative bacillus. It has been described as a colonizer of oral and
nasopharyngeal mucosa and is a cause of atrophic rhinitis. Klebsiella ozaenae has seldom been
isolated from serious infections. However, several reports have stated that Klebsiella ozaenae may
cause invasive infections and even mortality. We report a 55-year-old man with Klebsiella ozaenae
infection causing abscesses involving the right eye and left kidney and possibly also in the brain,
lungs and prostate. The isolates were sensitive to ceftazidime, ciprofl oxacin, chloramphenicol,
gentamicin and sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim but resistant to ampicillin. He responded well to
4 weeks of IV ceftazidime and IV amoxycillin-clavulanic acid. To our knowledge, such a multiorgan
infection has not been reported previously for this organism.
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