Raoultella planticola bacteremia-induced fatal septic shock following burn injury

• Main Authors: Tetsuya Yumoto (Author), Hiromichi Naito (Author), Hiromi Ihoriya (Author), Kohei Tsukahara (Author), Tomoyuki Ota (Author), Toshiyuki Watanabe (Author), Atsunori Nakao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Raoultella planticola, a Gram-negative, aerobic bacillus commonly isolated from soil and water, rarely causes invasive infections in humans. Septic shock from R. planticola after burn injury has not been previously reported. Case presentation A 79-year-old male was admitted to th...