Pantoea Infections in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

is a plant pathogen infrequently reported to cause opportunistic bloodstream infections. This gram-negative bacillus is a rare cause of hospital-acquired infections in newborn infants with high mortality. Since the creation of the new genus in 1989, the evidence base available to neonatal health car...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2021-02, Vol.13 (2), p.e13103-e13103
Main Authors: Mani, Srinivasan, Nair, Jayasree
Format: Article
Language:English
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Infectious Disease
Pediatrics
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Summary:is a plant pathogen infrequently reported to cause opportunistic bloodstream infections. This gram-negative bacillus is a rare cause of hospital-acquired infections in newborn infants with high mortality. Since the creation of the new genus in 1989, the evidence base available to neonatal health care providers is limited. Most of the available literature consists of case reports and case series. This review aims to consolidate the current reported literature on Pantoea infections, focusing on newborn infants and the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Prematurity and the associated relative immunocompromised state are major risk factors for hospital-acquired infections due to in newborn infants. Recent advances in molecular biology have improved our understanding of the cross-kingdom pathogenesis exhibited by . Respiratory symptoms and association with central venous lines are the most common clinical presentation of bacteremia in newborn infants. Early institution of appropriate antibiotic therapy against this organism could be lifesaving. Therefore, it is critical for neonatologists to understand the clinical spectrum of infections in NICUs.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.13103