Abstract
Raoultella planticola is a gram-negative bacillus that is rarely associated with clinical infections. We present a patient with recurrent urinary tract infections and glioblastoma multiforme that grew Raoultella planticola with urine culture. Of the 32 documented cases to date (only 8 of them in the United States), this is one of the few cases where the Raoultella planticola infection was a UTI in a patient with recurrent cystitis [1, 2]. The patient was successfully treated with cephalexin and nitrofurantoin.
Highlights
Raoultella planticola is a gram-negative, non-motile, aerobic bacillus that is associated with water, soil, and aquatic environments [3]
Raoultella planticola is a gram-negative aerobic bacillus that is rarely associated with clinical infection
It is typically found in water, soil, and aquatic environments
Summary
Raoultella planticola is a gram-negative, non-motile, aerobic bacillus that is associated with water, soil, and aquatic environments [3]. It was originally classified as a member of the genus Klebsiella, before reclassified as Raoultella spp. Invasive infection from Raoultella was first reported in 1984 in a patient with sepsis in France. This bacillus can be found in scombroid fish and is able to produce histamine [4]. Current literature suggests that Raoultella planticola is a rare cause of human infections in the clinic
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