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    Infect Chemother. 2009 Mar-Apr;41(2):109-112. Korean.
    Published online Apr 30, 2009.
    https://doi.org/10.3947/ic.2009.41.2.109
    Copyright © 2009 The Korean Society of Infectious Diseases and The Korean Society for Chemotherapy
    Case Report

    Two Cases of Independent Infection by Leclercia adecarboxylata

    Wookeun Lee, M.D.,1 Dae Young Yi, M.D.,1 Bochan Jung, M.D.,1 Ji Young Huh, M.D.,1 Myung Seo Kang, M.D.,1 Seong Geun Hong, M.D.,1 and Sung Kwan Hong, M.D.2
      • 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, CHA University, Gyeonggi-do, Korea.
      • 2Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, CHA University, Gyeonggi-do, Korea.
    • Correspondence: Seong Geun Hong, M.D. Department of Laboratory Medicine, CHA Bundang Medical Center, Pochon CHA University, 351 Yatap-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 463-712, Korea. Tel: +82-31-780-5463, Fax: +82-31-780-5476, Email: hlseo@cha.ac.kr
    Received January 17, 2009; Accepted February 27, 2009.

    This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

    Abstract

    Leclercia adecarboxylata is a facultative gram negative bacillus of the Enterobacteriaceae family. It has been previously reported as a rarely isolated opportunistic pathogen, mainly in the form of mixed infection with other organisms. We report two cases of independent infection by L. adecarboxylata. One strain of L. adecarboxylata was isolated from Baker's cyst in an immunocompetent patient and the other strain from dialysate in a patient on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.

    Keywords
    Leclercia adecarboxylata; Independent infection

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    Biochemical Characteristics of Bacteria Isolated from Clinical Specimens*

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    Bacillus
    Coinfection
    Enterobacteriaceae
    Humans
    Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory
    Popliteal Cyst
    Sprains and Strains
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