A rare case of Hafnia alvei pneumonia presenting with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Harun Karamanlı; Türkan Toka Özer

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2017.12905

Harun Karamanlı¹, Türkan Toka Özer²

¹Department of Pulmonology, Atatürk Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
²Department of Microbiology, Medical Faculty of Mevlana University, Konya, Turkey

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2017.12905

Hafnia alvei is a rarely seen pathogen in humans. In this article, we present a 58-year-old male case of Hafnia alvei with respiratory impairment due to a severe lower respiratory tract infection. Chest X-ray and computed tomography showed consolidation and significant infiltration in the right lung. Cultures of sputum were positive for Gram-negative rods, which were identified as Hafnia alvei. The patient was prescribed meropenem therapy for the eradication of the infection. This report presents a unique case of respiratory tract infection caused by Hafnia alvei.

Keywords : Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Hafnia alvei; pnemonia

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