TY - JOUR
T1 - Kluyvera cryocrescens presenting as a complicated urinary tract infection
T2 - Case report and literature review
AU - Saul, Shira R.
AU - Chen, Rong
AU - Jiang, Pengbo
AU - Schade, Meredith
AU - Jaker, Michael
PY - 2014/7
Y1 - 2014/7
N2 - Kluyvera cryocrescens, most commonly isolated from the environment and initially thought to be a saprophytic microorganism, has emerged as a virulent pathogen. Kluyvera, identified in 1981 as member of the Enterobacteriaceae family, are catalase-positive, oxidase-negative, gram-negative rods. Over the years, numerous case reports have been published with clinically significant Kluyvera infections, most being K ascorbata. To date, there are approximately 10 case reports of K cryocrescens, only 2 of which are urinary tract infections. We report the third case of K cryocrescens urinary tract infection.
AB - Kluyvera cryocrescens, most commonly isolated from the environment and initially thought to be a saprophytic microorganism, has emerged as a virulent pathogen. Kluyvera, identified in 1981 as member of the Enterobacteriaceae family, are catalase-positive, oxidase-negative, gram-negative rods. Over the years, numerous case reports have been published with clinically significant Kluyvera infections, most being K ascorbata. To date, there are approximately 10 case reports of K cryocrescens, only 2 of which are urinary tract infections. We report the third case of K cryocrescens urinary tract infection.
KW - Kluyvera cryocrescens
KW - Urinary tract infection
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84905567833&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/IPC.0b013e3182a01f35
DO - 10.1097/IPC.0b013e3182a01f35
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84905567833
SN - 1056-9103
VL - 22
SP - e50-e51
JO - Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice
JF - Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice
IS - 4
ER -