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Acute prostatitis caused by R aoultella planticola in a renal transplant recipient: a novel case
Author(s) -
Koukoulaki M.,
Bakalis A.,
Kalatzis V.,
Belesiotou E.,
Papastamopoulos V.,
Skoutelis A.,
Drakopoulos S.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
transplant infectious disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1399-3062
pISSN - 1398-2273
DOI - 10.1111/tid.12213
Subject(s) - medicine , prostatitis , dysuria , ciprofloxacin , transplantation , chronic bacterial prostatitis , kidney transplantation , immunosuppression , urology , gastroenterology , immunology , urinary system , prostate , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , cancer , biology
We present a unique case of acute bacterial prostatitis caused by a very rare human pathogen, R aoultella planticola , in a renal allograft recipient 3.5 months post transplantation. Only a few cases of human infection by this pathogen have been reported worldwide. The present study reports the case of a 67‐year‐old man who was admitted to our transplant unit 3.5 months post transplantation with fever, dysuria, suprapubic pain, symptoms and signs of acute prostatitis, and elevated markers of inflammation and prostate‐specific antigen. R . planticola was isolated in the urine culture. The patient was treated with ciprofloxacin (based on the antibiogram) and had a full recovery, with satisfactory renal function. To the best of our knowledge, this is not only the first reported case of R . planticola prostatitis, but also the first report of such an infection in a solid organ transplant recipient or in a patient on immunosuppressive medication.