A rare occurrence of Serratia rubidaea in a patient with ear discharge.

Autor:	Karnaker VK; Department of Microbiology, KS Hegde Medical Academy (KSHEMA), Nitte (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, Karnataka, India. Electronic address: vimalkarnaker@nitte.edu.in., Ashraf AA; Department of Microbiology, KS Hegde Medical Academy (KSHEMA), Nitte (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, Karnataka, India. Electronic address: drasem.ali@nitte.edu.in., Veetil SS; Department of Oral Pathology, AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences (ABSMIDS), Nitte (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, Karnataka, India. Electronic address: drsreelathasv@nitte.edu.in., Chand B; Department of Microbiology, KS Hegde Medical Academy (KSHEMA), Nitte (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, Karnataka, India. Electronic address: bhavyachand01@gmail.com., Nair S; Srinivas Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Mangalore, Karnataka, India. Electronic address: sanjanakarnaker123@gmail.com., Varma SR; Department of Clinical sciences, Ajman University, Ajman, UAE; Center for Medical and Bio-allied health sciences research, Ajman University, Ajman, UAE. Electronic address: sudhir2002@hotmail.com.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of infection and public health [J Infect Public Health] 2023 Jan; Vol. 16 (1), pp. 1-3. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Nov 21.
DOI:	10.1016/j.jiph.2022.11.020
Abstrakt:	Serratia species are not as frequent as with more virulent members of the Enterobacteriaceae. However, when infections do arise, they are largely associated with Serratia marcescens. Presently, about 10 species of Serratia are recognized and infections caused by the remaining Serratia species are seldom recorded in literature, as they are not often isolated from clinical specimens. This is a case report of Serratia rubidaea isolated from ear discharge of a 35-year old female patient with no co-morbidities and with known history of chronic otomastoiditis for which the patient had undergone left modified radical mastoidectomy. Isolation of this bacterium from clinical specimens is rare; however, it can be an etiological agent for infections in patients who have undergone invasive procedures. The patient was managed with antibiotics and on otoendoscopy at follow-up, no discharge was observed. Competing Interests: Conflict of Interest The authors wish to state no conflict of Interest interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. (Copyright © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.)
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