A neutropenic patient with Escherichia fergusonii bacteremia and septic shock

Hye Young Kim,; Se Hoon Oh,; Chang Hoon Lee,; Ji Won Hwang,; Hae Suk Cheong,; Nam Yong Lee,; Doo Ryeon Chung,

Korean J Med > Volume 77(2); 2009 > Article

Original Article

The Korean Journal of Medicine 2009;77(2):465-468.

A neutropenic patient with Escherichia fergusonii bacteremia and septic shock

Hye Young Kim, Se Hoon Oh, Chang Hoon Lee, Ji Won Hwang, Hae Suk Cheong, Nam Yong Lee, Doo Ryeon Chung

호중구감소증 환자에서 패혈쇼크가 동반된 Escherichia fergusonii 균혈증 1예

김혜영, 오세훈, 이창훈, 황지원, 정혜숙, 이남용, 정두련

Abstract

Escherichia fergusonii belongs to the family Enterobacteriaceae and is closely related to Escherichia coli. E. fergusonii has been isolated from the diarrheal stool of animals and from human blood, urine, and feces. However, it is a very rare pathogen, and little is known about infection by this organism. We describe a case of E. fergusonii bacteremia with septic shock in a neutropenic patient.

Key Words: Escherichia fergusonii; Bacteremia; Neutropenia