A rare occurrence of Serratia rubidaea in a patient with ear discharge
Serratia species are not as frequent as with more virulent members of the Enterobacteriaceae. However, when infections do arise, they are largely associated with Serratia marcescens. Presently, about 10 species of Serratia are recognized and infections caused by the remaining Serratia species are se...
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| author | Vimal Kumar Karnaker Asem Ali Ashraf Sreelatha Shankaran Veetil Bhavya Chand Sanjana Nair Sudhir Rama Varma |
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| description | Serratia species are not as frequent as with more virulent members of the Enterobacteriaceae. However, when infections do arise, they are largely associated with Serratia marcescens. Presently, about 10 species of Serratia are recognized and infections caused by the remaining Serratia species are seldom recorded in literature, as they are not often isolated from clinical specimens. This is a case report of Serratia rubidaea isolated from ear discharge of a 35-year old female patient with no co-morbidities and with known history of chronic otomastoiditis for which the patient had undergone left modified radical mastoidectomy. Isolation of this bacterium from clinical specimens is rare; however, it can be an etiological agent for infections in patients who have undergone invasive procedures. The patient was managed with antibiotics and on otoendoscopy at follow-up, no discharge was observed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-db50a44f110d4ccbb01ecfcbc1a41ea52022-12-22T04:23:14ZengElsevierJournal of Infection and Public Health1876-03412023-01-0116113A rare occurrence of Serratia rubidaea in a patient with ear dischargeVimal Kumar Karnaker0Asem Ali Ashraf1Sreelatha Shankaran Veetil2Bhavya Chand3Sanjana Nair4Sudhir Rama Varma5Department of Microbiology, KS Hegde Medical Academy (KSHEMA), Nitte (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Microbiology, KS Hegde Medical Academy (KSHEMA), Nitte (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Oral Pathology, AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences (ABSMIDS), Nitte (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Microbiology, KS Hegde Medical Academy (KSHEMA), Nitte (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, Karnataka, IndiaSrinivas Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Mangalore, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Clinical sciences, Ajman University, Ajman, UAE; Center for Medical and Bio-allied health sciences research, Ajman University, Ajman, UAE; Corresponding author at: Department of Clinical sciences, Ajman University, Ajman, UAE.Serratia species are not as frequent as with more virulent members of the Enterobacteriaceae. However, when infections do arise, they are largely associated with Serratia marcescens. Presently, about 10 species of Serratia are recognized and infections caused by the remaining Serratia species are seldom recorded in literature, as they are not often isolated from clinical specimens. This is a case report of Serratia rubidaea isolated from ear discharge of a 35-year old female patient with no co-morbidities and with known history of chronic otomastoiditis for which the patient had undergone left modified radical mastoidectomy. Isolation of this bacterium from clinical specimens is rare; however, it can be an etiological agent for infections in patients who have undergone invasive procedures. The patient was managed with antibiotics and on otoendoscopy at follow-up, no discharge was observed.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S187603412200315XS. rubidaeaInfectionEar dischargeAntibioticsMALDI-ToF |
| spellingShingle | Vimal Kumar Karnaker Asem Ali Ashraf Sreelatha Shankaran Veetil Bhavya Chand Sanjana Nair Sudhir Rama Varma A rare occurrence of Serratia rubidaea in a patient with ear discharge Journal of Infection and Public Health S. rubidaea Infection Ear discharge Antibiotics MALDI-ToF |
| title | A rare occurrence of Serratia rubidaea in a patient with ear discharge |
| title_full | A rare occurrence of Serratia rubidaea in a patient with ear discharge |
| title_fullStr | A rare occurrence of Serratia rubidaea in a patient with ear discharge |
| title_full_unstemmed | A rare occurrence of Serratia rubidaea in a patient with ear discharge |
| title_short | A rare occurrence of Serratia rubidaea in a patient with ear discharge |
| title_sort | rare occurrence of serratia rubidaea in a patient with ear discharge |
| topic | S. rubidaea Infection Ear discharge Antibiotics MALDI-ToF |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S187603412200315X |
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