Clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of patients with pneumonia caused by Raoultella planticola.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Raoultella planticola, considered to be an environmental organism, is a rare cause of human infections. Although in recent years the frequency of R. planticola infections reported in the literature has increased, few cases of pneumonia caused by R. planticola have been described. Here, we investigate the clinical characteristics, management, and clinical outcomes of pneumonia caused by R. planticola.

Methods

Consecutive patients with pneumonia caused by R. planticola were included. The medical records of patients with R. planticola pneumonia treated at Dankook University Hospital from January 2011 to December 2017 were collected.

Results

A total of 11 adult patients with R. planticola pneumonia were diagnosed

SUBMITTER: Hong G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7212158 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature