Abstract

ARBELOA-GUTIERREZ, Lucas; MUNOA, Leyre; GORDILLO, Ainhoa  and  PENA, Oskia. Nosocomial Cronobacter sakazakii Infection after Ankle Surgery in an Immunocompetent Adult Patient. Rev Cubana Ortop Traumatol [online]. 2020, vol.34, n.2  Epub Feb 01, 2021. ISSN 1561-3100.

Cronobacter sakazakii is a Gram negative bacterium that belongs to an emerging group of opportunistic pathogens of the Enterococci family, which causes nosocomial infections. It typically affects low birth weight newborns. It can cause serious infections such as meningitis, sepsis, or life-threatening necrotizing enterocolitis, although the vast majority of infections occur in elderly patients, where they are much milder. We report the first confirmed case of surgical wound infection in Spain, caused by C. sakazakii in an immunocompetent adult.

Keywords : Nosocomial infection; surgical wound infection; Enterococci.

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