Emergence of Raoultella ornithinolytica on O'ahu: a case of community-acquired R. ornithinolytica urinary tract infection

Elizabeth S Nakasone; Ricky Kaneshiro; Kathleen Min; Jinichi Tokeshi

Emergence of Raoultella ornithinolytica on O'ahu: a case of community-acquired R. ornithinolytica urinary tract infection

Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2015 May;74(5):174-5.

Authors

Elizabeth S Nakasone¹, Ricky Kaneshiro¹, Kathleen Min¹, Jinichi Tokeshi¹

Affiliation

¹ John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu, HI.

PMID: 26019987
PMCID: PMC4443617

Abstract

Human infection with Raoultella ornithinolytica is rare, with only ten cases having been reported previously. This case report describes a local patient diagnosed with community-acquired R. ornithinolytica urinary tract infection in 2014.

Keywords: Hawai‘i; Klebsiella; Raoultella; ornithinolytica; urinary tract infection.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Ciprofloxacin / therapeutic use
Community-Acquired Infections / diagnosis*
Community-Acquired Infections / epidemiology
Female
Humans
Klebsiella Infections / diagnosis*
Klebsiella Infections / epidemiology
Klebsiella Infections / pathology
Urinary Tract Infections / diagnosis*
Urinary Tract Infections / epidemiology

Substances

Ciprofloxacin