Case report Serratia ficaria isolated from septicemia patient

Abstract

We report a case of Serratia ficaria induced septicemia in a 1.5 month-age old male. The patient admitted to Al Nasr pediatric hospital in Gaza strip. His clinical history included febrile reaction with no vomiting, diarrhea, skin rash, or convulsions. Urine and blood culture was performed. Microbiological data showed negative urine culture and positive blood culture for a Gram-negative bacilli bacterium. The isolate was sent to the Communicable Diseases Surveillance Center (CDSC) at the Islamic University of Gaza and identified as S. ficaria. This microbe is a part of the fig tree's close environment. It is rare to be recovered as a causative agent of infection from clinical samples. Once it is discovered as an agent of the disease, the case can be treated successfully with no leftover complications. Hence, clinical evidence showed it can cause an opportunistic yet mild infection. In the presented case, S. ficaria was treated with cefotaxime and ampicillin. The case supported the belief that newborns are among the most susceptible patients.