Escherichia albertii isolated from the bloodstream of a patient with liver cirrhosis in China: A case report.
Heliyon
; 9(11): e22298, 2023 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-38058622
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A rare case of bacteremia caused by Escherichia albertii, in a 50-year-old male with liver cirrhosis was reported. Clear, colorless, and circular colonies were recovered on blood agar after 24 h of aerobic incubation at 37 °C. The isolate was identified as E. albertii using MALDI-TOF/MS and confirmed by the diagnostic triplex-PCR targeting clpX, lysP, and mdh genes. The administration of piperacillin/tazobactam intravenously (4.5g every 8 hours) for 3 days was effective. This study suggested that specific strains of E. albertii have been implicated in causing extraintestinal infections in humans, similar to extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC). However, a comprehensive understanding of the underlying pathogenic mechanisms requires further exploration.
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Heliyon
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2023
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