A case of Raoultella planticola causing a urinary tract infection in a pediatric patient

Abstract

() is an abundant environmental bacterium that rarely infects humans. There is only one known case of causing a urinary tract infection (UTI) in a pediatric patient. This is a second case of potentially causing a symptomatic UTI in a 2-month-old female child with no known medical problems.

The first case of Raoultella planticola infective endocarditis in a 4 year old child

“…In this report, the literature was also reviewed for any case reports about Raoultella planticola , and all case reports found were reviewed [[5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [14], [15], [16], [17], [18], [19], [20], [21], [22], [23], [24], [25], [26], [27], [28], [29], [30], [31], [32], [33], [34], [35], [36], [37], [38]]. Pediatric cases are summarized in Table 1 [[5], [6], [7], [8], [9]]. For each case, we show the type of antibiotics used and the duration for each course, in addition to the clinical sequalae for each patient.…”

Recurrent urinary tract infections caused by Raoultella planticola after kidney transplant

“…One retrospective study found that 56% of the patients with a UTI due to R planticola were immunodeficient; 28% of these being solid organ transplant recipients . Additionally, most case reports describe R planticola as pan‐sensitive to most antimicrobial options including penicillins and cephalosporins, with the reports of resistance describing non‐susceptibility to ampicillin and piperacillin . These case reports of UTI due to R planticola describe successful treatment with agents such as ceftriaxone, ciprofloxacin, cephalexin, and ampicillin/sulbactam.…”

A Rare Case ofRaoultella planticolaUrinary Tract Infection in a Patient With Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy

“…To date, 29 cases of human infection with R planticola has been reported with only 3 urinary tract infections. 3 , 4 R planticola is difficult to isolate and to identify, as it can easily be confused with other genera, especially klebsiella. 5 R planticola rarely cause infection in healthy individuals.…”

“…Only 3 cases of urinary tract infection secondary to R planticola have been reported, 1 in a pediatric patient and 2 in adults. 3 , 4 In this article, we present a case of R planticola urinary tract infection in 65-year-old male with immunoglobulin A nephropathy.…”