Kluyvera ascorbata Bacteremia after Cyst Excision for Choledochal Cyst.
- Author:
Jun Haeng LEE
1
;
Jong Kyun LEE
;
Nam Yong LEE
;
Yong Il KIM
;
Hyuk LEE
;
Won Hyeok CHOE
;
Poong Lyul RHEE
;
Jae J KIM
;
Seung Woon PAIK
;
Jong Chul RHEE
;
Kyoo Wan CHOI
Author Information
1. Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cholangitis;
Bacteremia;
Kluyvera ascorbata
- MeSH:
Adult;
Bacteremia*;
Ceftriaxone;
Cholangitis;
Choledochal Cyst*;
Ciprofloxacin;
Enterobacteriaceae;
Female;
Humans;
Kluyvera*
- From:Korean Journal of Infectious Diseases
2000;32(6):452-455
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Kluyvera ascorbata, a new species in the family Enterobacteriaceae, has been rarely isolated from environmental and clinical specimens. It is a potentially dangerous pathogen that can cause serious infection of various organs. Recently, we treated a 32-year old woman, who developed cholangitis about 3 years after excisional operation for type IVa choledochal cyst. K. ascorbata was recovered from her blood. Empirical antibiotic treatment with intravenous ceftriaxone for 7 days followed by oral ciprofloxacin for 5 days was successful. This is the first well-documented case of bacteremia due to K. ascorbata cholangitis in the world.
