A Rare Case of Raoultella planticola Pneumonia: An Emerging Pathogen

A Rare Case of Raoultella planticola Pneumonia: An Emerging Pathogen

Raoultella planticola (R. planticola), considered an environmental organism, is a gram negative, motile, bacillus with phenotypic similarities to the genus Klebsiella. The organism remains a rare cause of human infection with a few cases reported in the literature. However, since its description in...

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Main Authors: Donevan Westerveld, MD, Jonathan Hussain, DO, Almotasembellah Aljaafareh, MD, Ali Ataya, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Subjects:
Raoultella planticola
Bacterial pneumonia
Rare lung disease
Immunocompromised
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007116302088

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