PubMed · 2007 · 20 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesInfectious DiseasesMicrobiologyBacteriologyMedical MicrobiologyMicrobial PathogenesisBacterial InfectionsColonic DiseasesColorectal CancerDiagnostic BacteriologyGastrointestinal InfectionsGastrointestinal PathologyBacterial Enteric DiseasesColonic PathologyEnteric Bacterial DiseasesEnteric Bacterial InfectionsEnterococcal InfectionsGastrointestinal MalignancyHealthcare-associated Gastrointestinal InfectionsMicrobial Etiology Of Cancer
A case of bacteremia caused by Pantoea agglomerans (P. agglomerans) and Enterococcus faecalis in a male patient with colon cancer is reported. He was successfully treated with vancomycin and meropenem. The clinical isolate was identified as P. agglomerans by 16S rRNA gene sequencing.