Bacteremia due to<i>Rahnella aquatilis</i>in a Patient with a Chemoport

Abstract

<i>Rahnella aquatilis</i>, a saprophytic organism, is a member of the <i>Enterobacteriaceae</i> family. The natural habitat of this organism is fresh water, and it is rarely found in clinical specimens. Clinical conditions ascribed to this organism include bacteremia, respiratory infection, urinary tract infection, wound infection in an immunocompromised host, and infective endocarditis in patients with congenital heart diseases. Here, we report a case of bacteremia due to <i>R. aquatilis</i> in a woman with breast cancer who had received chemotherapy through a chemoport. To our knowledge, this is the second case of bacteremia caused by this organism in a patient with cancer in Korea.