"Hafnia alvei Urinary Tract Infection in A Patient with Multimorbidity After Covid19 - A Case Report"

Abstract

Medicine Clinic of the General Hospital of Amfissa due to fever and dyspnea. She had a history of diabetes mellitus type 2, hypertension, heart failure, hypothyroidism, essential tremor, hyperuricemia, and bowel polyps. Moreover, there was a strong suspicion of an underlying myelodysplastic syndrome, for which she was referred

Unveiling the Menace of Serratia fonticola: Rising Pathogenic Threat or Bystander?

“…of S. fonticola worldwide, are isolated from urine culture [3][4][5]15]. On the contrary, we did not isolate S. fonticola from urinary tract infection (UTI) cases in any of our cases.…”

“…Addressing this question for future investigations is crucial, warranting newer studies to resolve or draw conclusions on this matter. However, most of the well-known human cases of S. fonticola worldwide, are isolated from urine culture [ 3 - 5 , 15 ]. On the contrary, we did not isolate S. fonticola from urinary tract infection (UTI) cases in any of our cases.…”

“…A few reported cases of S. fonticola associated with human infection were reported in the medical literature. These cases include various infections such as urinary tract infections [3,5], emphysematous pyelonephritis [6], endocarditis [7], skin infections in the diabetic foot [8], biliary tract infection [9], infection complicating parotid malignant tumors [10], cerebellar abscess [11], knee septic arthritis [12], bloodstream infections [4,12], and even an infection following a bear bite [13]. The instances described here demonstrate how S. fonticola, which is often thought of as an opportunistic disease, can produce serious and delayed infections that demand several aggressive surgeries and broad-spectrum antibiotic treatment.…”