Emergence of Raoultella ornithinolytica on O'ahu: A case of community-acquired R. ornithinolytica urinary tract infection - Abstract

Human infection with Raoultella ornithinolytica is rare, with only ten cases having been reported previously.

This case report describes a local patient diagnosed with community-acquired R. ornithinolytica urinary tract infection in 2014.

Written by:
Nakasone ES, Kaneshiro R, Min K, Tokeshi J.   Are you the author?
John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu, HI.

Reference: Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2015 May;74(5):174-5.

 
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 26019987

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