AlSweed A, Alghamdi A, Tufenkeji H, Al-Hajjar S. The first case of
Raoultella planticola infective endocarditis in a 4 year old child: A case report and review of literature.
Int J Pediatr Adolesc Med 2018;
5:28-30. [PMID:
30805529 PMCID:
PMC6363258 DOI:
10.1016/j.ijpam.2017.12.005]
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Abstract
Infective endocarditis is a complication of bacteremia that can lead to serious morbidity and even mortality if not appropriately treated, well known organisms commonly lead to this condition in many repeated scenarios so they are usually recognized and treated, but if it was caused by other organisms its detection and treatment can be harder. Raoultella planticola, a low virulent organism used to be part of the Klebsiella species, has been found in many reports to cause multiple human conditions. In this article, a novel case of R. planticola is reported, and the organism was reviewed in many aspects for clinician to be able to recognize this infection and manage it in a more effective way.
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