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. 2013 Dec 17;70(2):120–128. doi: 10.1016/j.mjafi.2013.09.005

Table 1.

Emerging Enterobacteriaceae, Vibrionaceae and Pasteurellaceae (161).

S. no. Organisms (37) No Source(s) Referring center Resistance Susceptibility Characteristics PubMed records
1. Raoultella ornithinolytica 11 Urine Multiple Beta-lactams Tigecycline Nonmotile, IMViC − −++ 4
Raoultella planticola* 1
2. Cronobacter sakazakii 4 Multiple OPD Beta-lactams Aminoglycosides, Fluoroquinolones Motile, IMViC − −++ 32
C. dublinensis* 1 Urine Int Medicine Nil
3. Kluyvera ascorbata 4 Blood Gen Surgery
OPD
Beta-lactams, Fluoroquinolones Aminoglycosides, Tetracyclines Motile, IMViC − + −+ 14
K. intermedia* 2 Blood Nil
4. Lecleria adecarboxylata* 2 Body fluid Gen Surgery Multisensitive Multisensitive Motile, IMViC ++− − Nil
5. Tatumella ptyseos* 1 Blood Int Medicine Multisensitive Multisensitive Motile, IMViC − − −+ 4
6. Cedecea lapagei* 1 Pus Gen Surgery 3 GC, Aminoglycosides SXT Motile, IMViC − −++ 3
7. Yokenella regensburgei* 1 Misc OPD Multisensitive Multisensitive Motile, IMViC − + −+ 5
8. Ewingella Americana* 1 Urine OPD Multiresistant SXT Motile, IMViC − +++ 15
9. Escherichia fergusonii 3 Urine Multiple Beta-lactams Aminoglycosides, Carbapenems Motile, IMViC ++− − 11
E. vulneris* 1 Blood Int Medicine 13
10. Citrobacter koseri 15 Urine, Pus OPD Beta-lactams Aminoglycosides, Fluoroquinolones, Carbapenems, SXT Motile, IMViC − −++ 46
C. amalonaticus 7 Urine OPD 3
C. sedlakii 5 Pus Orthopedics 4
C. youngae 5 Pus Int Medicine 2
11. Klebsiella ozaenae 4 Multiple ICU Pansensitive Pansensitive Motile, IMViC − − − − 28
K. rhinoscleromatis* 1 Pus Gen surgery Motile, IMViC − − − - 21
12. Enterobacter agglomerans 4 Multiple Multiple Beta-lactams, Aminoglycosides, Carbapenems Piperacillin-Tazobactam Motile, IMViC − −++ 28
E. durans* 2 Urine Int Medicine Nil
E. cancerogenus* 2 Respiratory Gen Surgery Nil
E. gergoviae* 1 Urine OPD 6
E. amnigenus* 1 Blood ICU 6
E. asburiae* 1 Blood ICU 5
13. Serratia fonticola 28 Urine OPD Beta-lactams Aminoglycosides, Fluoroquinolones, Carbapenems, SXT, Piperacillin-Tazobactam Motile, IMViC − + −+ 4
S. liquefaciens 9 Urine Multiple 28
S. odorifera 7 Urine Multiple 8
S. ficaria 3 Urine ICU 8
S. rubidaea 3 Blood Oncology 5
14. Providencia rettgeri 13 Multiple Multiple Multiresistant Multiresistant Motile, IMViC ++−+ 13
P. rustigianii 4 Multiple Multiple 1
15. Aeromonas salmonicida 4 Urine Nephrology Beta-lactams Tetracyclines, Aminoglycosides, SXT Nonmotile, IMViC + −++, Oxidase +, Catalase + 18
A. veronii 2 Urine Hematology 47
A. caviae* 1 Blood Hematology 52
A. sobria* 1 Blood ICU 62
16. Pasteurella pneumotropica 3 Urine Nephrology Multisensitive Multisensitive Nonmotile, IMViC + − − − Oxidase +, Catalase + 19
P. canis* 1 Blood OPD

Note: *All these isolates would require further surveillance for possible emerging infections.

Key: IMViC – Indole, Methyl Red, Voges–Proskauer, Citrate; 3GC – Third generation cephalosporins, SXT – Sulphamethoxazole-Trimethoprim, Int Medicine – Internal Medicine, Gen Surgery – General Surgery, Misc – Miscellaneous, ICU – Multidisciplinary Intensive Care Unit, OPD – Out Patient Department, Figures in brackets against table title represent the cumulative frequency, Figures in brackets against organisms represent sum of all species.