Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 106, Issue 3, Supplement , Pages S39-S43, 2007

Young-infant Sepsis Combined with Urinary Tract Infection Due to Hafnia alvei

  • Chia-Hung Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Pediatrics, Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wei-Jen Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chih-Chien Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • K-Long Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Armed Forces Hsin-Chu Hospital, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ming-Chih Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Ming-Chih Tsai, Department of Pediatrics, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, 325 Cheng-Kung Road, Section 2, Neihu, Taipei 114, Taiwan

Received 16 December 2005; received in revised form 18 January 2006; accepted 7 March 2006.

Article Outline

Hafnia alvei infections are uncommon and occur mainly in adult patients featuring underlying illnesses. Its isolation in pediatric cases is even more unusual. We report a rare case of sepsis combined with urinary tract infection caused by H. alvei in a 39-day-old infant who did not appear to feature any underlying disease. The infant was successfully treated with ceftriaxone over a 14-day period. In this case, we want to remind clinicians that the possibility of an extraintestinal invasive infection such as bacteremia or urinary tract infection caused by H. alvei should be taken into account in young infants who feature no apparent underlying disease. [J Formos Med Assoc 2007;106(3 Suppl):S39-S43]

Key Words:  Hafnia alvei , sepsis , urinary tract infection

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PII: S0929-6646(09)60365-X

doi:10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60365-X

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 106, Issue 3, Supplement , Pages S39-S43, 2007

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