DISEASE: Citrobacter infection

Entry

H00302                      Disease

Name

Citrobacter infection

Description

Citrobacter species may cause infections in neonates and immunocompromised hosts. Among them, C. koseri is an important cause of neonatal meningitis and brain abscess formation. Neonates may acquire C. koseri horizontally in hospital settings or vertically from the mother at delivery.

Category

Infectious disease

Brite

Infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Bacterial infections
  Infections caused by enterobacteria
   H00302  Citrobacter infection
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
01 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
  Other bacterial diseases
   1C41  Bacterial infection of unspecified site
    H00302  Citrobacter infection

Pathogen

Citrobacter koseri (infants and immunocompromised) [GN:cko]
Citrobacter freundii (immunocompromised)

Other DBs

ICD-11:

1C41

ICD-10:

A49.8

Reference

PMID:10064257

Authors

Doran TI

Title

The role of Citrobacter in clinical disease of children: review.

Journal

Clin Infect Dis 28:384-94 (1999)
DOI:10.1086/515106

Reference

PMID:12751719

Authors

Prais D, Nussinovitch M, Harel L, Amir J

Title

Citrobacter koseri (diversus) meningitis in an otherwise healthy adolescent.

Journal

Scand J Infect Dis 35:202-4 (2003)
DOI:10.1080/0036554021000026997

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