Emphysematous pyelonephritis caused by Raoultella ornithinolytica: a case report
Emphysematous pyelonephritis caused by R. ornithinolytica is rare but has a high drug resistance rate potentially and may cause severe infections. Early diagnosis, prompt use of antibiotics that are sensitive to the organism, and decompression drainage could be the key to treatment.
Authors
- Xinyu Xiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8358-2960)
- Jiayi Miao
- Xiaobao Wei
- Meng Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1402-1000)
- Lin Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2801-3626)
- Ying Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3440-3479)
- Liyuan Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5574-9727)
- Qing Yao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0015-0407)
- Juanyu Wei
- Wei Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7573-5106)
- Ting Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5676-4825)
- Yiwen Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1711-6870)
Institutions
- Xuzhou Medical College (CN)
- The First People’s Hospital of Lianyungang (CN)
- Nanjing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Nephrology
- Published
- 2024-10-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-024-03791-9
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Infectious Disease Case Reports and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.78