Introduction: Serratia rubidaea is a gram-negative bacillus. it is an opportunistic pathogen bacterium rarely isolated in humans, usually found in the respiratory tract, bile , stools or wounds, but also in the blood. Case report: 40-years-old patient followed for a currently relapsing lymphoma, hospitalized to receive a salvage treatment. The patient had an arterial catheter in place two weeks previously. Four blood cultures were positive for S. rubidaea within the first 48 hours. The clinical and biological evolution were favorable after the establishment of adequate antibiotic therapy according to the results of the antibiogram. Discussion and conclusion: S. rubidaea infections are exceptional. the bacteraemic form is rarely described. This bacterium is most often isolated from the respiratory tract. Adequate antibiotic therapy after carrying out an antibiogram allowed a favorable evolution of the patient then a better support.Introduction: Serratia rubidaea is a gram-negative bacillus. it is an opportunistic pathogen bacterium rarely isolated in humans, usually found in the respiratory tract, bile , stools or wounds, but also in the blood. Case report: 40-years-old patient followed for a currently relapsing lymphoma, hospitalized to receive a salvage treatment. The patient had an arterial catheter in place two weeks previously. Four blood cultures were positive for S. rubidaea within the first 48 hours. The clinical and biological evolution were favorable after the establishment of adequate antibiotic therapy according to the results of the antibiogram. Discussion and conclusion: S. rubidaea infections are exceptional. the bacteraemic form is rarely described. This bacterium is most often isolated from the respiratory tract. Adequate antibiotic therapy after carrying out an antibiogram allowed a favorable evolution of the patient then a better support.
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