Vol. 39 No. 2 (2022): ABRIL
Short Communication

Enterobacter cancerogenus bacteremia in a patient with pelvic trauma

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  • Rodrigo Cruz Choappa,
  • Eduardo Lopez Mora,
  • Carlos Meneses Soto,
  • Yenny Alegría Arias
Rodrigo Cruz Choappa
Universidad de Valparaíso
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Eduardo Lopez Mora
Universidad de Valparaíso
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Carlos Meneses Soto
Hospital Clinic IST Viña Del Mar
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Yenny Alegría Arias
Laboratorio Clinico UPLA e IST Viña del Mar
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Published 2022-06-08

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Cruz Choappa R, Lopez Mora E, Meneses Soto C, Alegría Arias Y. Enterobacter cancerogenus bacteremia in a patient with pelvic trauma. Rev. Chilena. Infectol. [Internet]. 2022 Jun. 8 [cited 2026 Jan. 14];39(2). Available from: https://www.revinf.cl/index.php/revinf/article/view/1088

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Abstract

There are few cases reports of Enterobacter cancerogenus infections. Although it has been isolated in contaminated wounds associated with trauma, it has also been reported as an etiological agent in a wide variety of other infections, with the presence of bacteremia being infrequent. We present the first case reported in Chile of a bacteremia caused by this agent, in a 28-year-old patient with a stable pelvic fracture due a high-energy traffic accident. He had a good clinical response to treatment with ertapenem.

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