Proteus penneri lurking in the intensive care unit: An important often ignored nosocomial pathogen

Abstract

In addition to their association with increased morbidity and mortality, patients have to bear the onslaught of nosocomial infections with drug-resistant microorganisms, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE) and extended spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producing Gram-negative bacteria, which can pose considerable therapeutic problems. The clinical diagnoses were as varied as perforation peritonitis, pulmonary oedema, chronic liver disease with post-operative pancreatic necrosectomy, diaphragmatic hernia with splenectomy, respiratory distress with C3-C6 cord oedema, bronchial asthma with cardiac arrest, fracture cervical spine with anterior decompression with stabilization, diabetes mellitus with hypertension and cerebrovascular accident, etc.