Pantoea dispersa bacteremia in an immunocompetent patient: a case report and review of the literature

ConclusionThe epidemiology and clinical features ofPantoea dispersa are still unknown. More cases of infections caused byPantoea dispersa might be revealed with advancing technical methods, such as matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry or 16S ribosomal RNA analysis. Physicians must know that a variety of infections caused byPantoea dispersa could occur in immunocompromised as well as immunocompetent patients.
Source: Journal of Medical Case Reports - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research