We present a unique case of acute bacterial prostatitis caused by a very rare human pathogen, Raoultella planticola, in a renal allograft recipient 3.5 months post transplantation.
Only a few cases of human infection by this pathogen have been reported worldwide. The present study reports the case of a 67-year-old man who was admitted to our transplant unit 3.5 months post transplantation with fever, dysuria, suprapubic pain, symptoms and signs of acute prostatitis, and elevated markers of inflammation and prostate-specific antigen. R. planticola was isolated in the urine culture. The patient was treated with ciprofloxacin (based on the antibiogram) and had a full recovery, with satisfactory renal function. To the best of our knowledge, this is not only the first reported case of R. planticola prostatitis, but also the first report of such an infection in a solid organ transplant recipient or in a patient on immunosuppressive medication.
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Koukoulaki M, Bakalis A, Kalatzis V, Belesiotou E, Papastamopoulos V, Skoutelis A, Drakopoulos S. Are you the author?
First Department of Surgery and Transplant Unit, Evangelismos General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Reference: Transpl Infect Dis. 2014 Apr 21. Epub ahead of print.
doi: 10.1111/tid.12213
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 24750300
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