First report of pneumonia and septic shock caused by Cedecea lapagei in Vietnam

P D Hai; N M Dung; N H Tot; N X Chinh; B T Thuyet; L T V Hoa; P N Son; L V Thanh

doi:10.1016/j.nmni.2020.100698

First report of pneumonia and septic shock caused by Cedecea lapagei in Vietnam

New Microbes New Infect. 2020 May 23:36:100698. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2020.100698. eCollection 2020 Jul.

Authors

P D Hai¹, N M Dung¹, N H Tot¹, N X Chinh¹, B T Thuyet², L T V Hoa³, P N Son⁴, L V Thanh⁵

Affiliations

¹ Intensive Care Unit, 108 Military Central Hospital, Viet Nam.
² Department of Microbiology, 108 Military Central Hospital, Viet Nam.
³ Intensive Care Unit, Tam Anh Hospital, Viet Nam.
⁴ Department of Cardiology, 108 Military Central Hospital, Viet Nam.
⁵ 108 Military Central Hospital, Ha Noi, Vietnam.

Abstract

Cedecea lapagei is rarely known to cause infections in humans. We report the first case of pneumonia and septic shock caused by Cedecea lapagei in a 38-year-old man in Vietnam. Cedecea lapagei may be an emerging infectious agent in humans.

Keywords: Cedecea lapagei; Emerging pathogen; Pneumonia; Septic shock; Vietnam.

Publication types

Case Reports