Cronobacter sakazakii bacteremia in a heart transplant patient with polycystic kidney disease

Transpl Infect Dis. 2015 Dec;17(6):921-5. doi: 10.1111/tid.12466. Epub 2015 Nov 25.

Abstract

Infections with Cronobacter sakazakii are mainly described among neonates and infants, with contaminated powdered infant formulas most often incriminated as the cause. We describe here a case of C. sakazakii bacteremia secondary to a suspected cyst infection in a heart-and-kidney transplant patient with polycystic kidney disease.

Keywords: Cronobacter sakazakii; bacteremia; cyst infection; polycystic kidney disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bacteremia / microbiology*
  • Cronobacter sakazakii / isolation & purification*
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / blood
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / microbiology*
  • Heart Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Polycystic Kidney Diseases / pathology*