Hafnia alvei
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Hafnia alvei
Background
- Gram-negative bacillus in the genus Hafnia
- Rare cause of disease in humans
Clinical Manifestations
- Can cause bacteremia, gastroenteritis, meningitis, pneumonia, nosocomial wound infections, endophthalmitis
Management
- Reliably susceptible to imipenem, ciprofloxacin, piperacillin, cotrimoxazole1
- May be susceptible to ceftriaxone and ceftazidime
References
- ^ H. Gunthard, A. Pennekamp. Clinical Significance of Extraintestinal Hafnia alvei Isolates from 61 Patients and Review of the Literature. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 1996;22(6):1040-1045. doi:10.1093/clinids/22.6.1040.
