ENTEROBACTER-TAYLORAE, A NEW OPPORTUNISTIC PATHOGEN - REPORT OF 4 CASES

被引：14

作者：

RUBINSTIEN, EM

KLEVJERANDERSON, P

SMITH, CA

DROUIN, MT

PATTERSON, JE

机构：

[1] ST FRANCIS HOSP & MED CTR,DEPT MED,EPIDEMIOL SECT,HARTFORD,CT 06105

[2] UNIV CONNECTICUT,CTR HLTH,FARMINGTON,CT 06032

[3] ST FRANCIS HOSP & MED CTR,DEPT PATHOL,MICROBIOL SECT,HARTFORD,CT 06105

[4] YALE UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT INTERNAL MED,INFECT DIS SECT,NEW HAVEN,CT 06510

[5] YALE UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT LAB MED,NEW HAVEN,CT 06510

来源：

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY | 1993年 / 31卷 / 02期

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D O I：

10.1128/JCM.31.2.249-254.1993

中图分类号：

Q93 [微生物学];

学科分类号：

071005 ; 100705 ;

摘要：

Severe nosocomial infections due to Enterobacter taylorae (formerly known as CDC Enteric Group 19) are described in four patients. Unlike most members of the Enterobacter genus, the isolates were not susceptible to penicillins or cephalosporins. Restriction endonuclease analysis of E. taylorae DNA obtained from three patients identified two distinct strains. One strain was found in two patients, suggesting a common source which we were not able to identify. We postulate that in patients harboring E. taylorae, the combination of cephalosporin therapy and instrumentation enables this organism to become an opportunistic pathogen.

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页码：249 / 254

页数：6

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