Sierra-Madero J, Pratt K, Hall G S, Stewart R W, Scerbo J J, Longworth D L
Department of Infectious Disease, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195.
J Clin Microbiol. 1990 Dec;28(12):2848-9. doi: 10.1128/jcm.28.12.2848-2849.1990.
Reports of serious infections caused by Kluyvera spp. have been rare. A case of Kluyvera sp. mediastinitis and bacteremia in a man after open-heart surgery is described. The clinical significance of Kluyvera sp. isolates was debated in early descriptions of the organism. More recent reports, as well as the present case, suggest that the pathogenic potential of this organism is being increasingly recognized by clinicians and microbiologists.
克吕沃菌属引起严重感染的报道较为罕见。本文描述了一例心脏直视手术后男性患者发生克吕沃菌属纵隔炎和菌血症的病例。在该菌早期的描述中,关于克吕沃菌属分离株的临床意义存在争议。近期的报道以及本病例表明,临床医生和微生物学家越来越认识到这种细菌的致病潜力。