Raoultella ornithinolytica : A Case Series of Clinical Presentations and its Role in Various Infections from a Tertiary Care Centre in Tumkur, Karnataka, India
Published: March 1, 2024 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2024/67516.19192
Rashmi Belodu, BV Renushri, TS Kiran, G Vijayakumar
1. Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Siddaganga Medical College and Research Institute, Tumakuru, Karnataka, India.
2. Professor and Head, Department of Microbiology, Siddaganga Medical College and Research Institute, Tumakuru, Karnataka, India.
3. Professor, Department of Microbiology, Siddaganga Medical College and Research Institute, Tumakuru, Karnataka, India.
4. Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Siddaganga Medical College and Research Institute, Tumakuru, Karnataka, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Rashmi Belodu,
c/o Department of Microbiology, Siddaganga Medical College and Research Institute, Tumakuru-572102, Karnataka, India.
E-mail: drbrashmi@gmail.com
Raoultella ornithinolytica (R. ornithinolytica), a Gram-negative bacillus, has characteristics resembling those of Klebsiella spp. This bacterium is present in soil and aquatic environments and seldom causes Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs). However, clinical features and outcomes of human infections caused by R. ornithinolytica have been reported for only a limited number of cases. Here, multiple cases of adult patients with clinical features of community-acquired infections at different body sites are presented. R. ornithinolytica was identified in the laboratory from respective samples sent for culture and sensitivity. These patients were treated with good outcomes. R. ornithinolytica is a saprophyte known to cause secondary infections in patients with risk factors and sometimes exhibits antibiotic resistance. However, all the patients presented to the institution recovered fully from the infections and were discharged.
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