Kumar Simit, Bandyopadhyay Maitreyi, Chatterjee Mitali, Mukhopadhyay Prabir, Pal Suranjan, Poddar Sumon, Banerjee Parthajit
Department of Microbiology, R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital (The West Bengal University of Health Sciences), Kolkata, India.
Avicenna J Med. 2013 Jan;3(1):20-2. doi: 10.4103/2231-0770.112790.
There have been only a few reported human cases of infections caused by Serratia rubidae in literature. Among these sparse cases there is only one reported case of urinary tract infection (UTI) due to S. rubidae in literature. The organism is known to produce a red pigment known as prodigiosin. We report a case of UTI caused by S. rubidae in a diabetic patient who presented with burning micturition and reddish discoloration of urine, which on laboratory diagnosis, was proved to be due to the reddish pigment produced by the organism. This case report highlights that this rare organism might be associated with UTI leading to reddish discoloration of urine.
文献中仅有少数关于深红沙雷菌引起人类感染的病例报道。在这些为数不多的病例中，文献里仅有一例因深红沙雷菌导致的尿路感染（UTI）报道。已知该菌会产生一种名为灵菌红素的红色色素。我们报告了一例糖尿病患者由深红沙雷菌引起的尿路感染病例，该患者出现排尿烧灼感和尿液发红，经实验室诊断，证实是由该菌产生的红色色素所致。本病例报告强调，这种罕见的细菌可能与导致尿液发红的尿路感染有关。
