ABSTRACT
RESUMEN Raoultella Planticola es una bacteria que se ha descrito recientemente en la literatura como patógeno emergente de infecciones urinarias, abdominales y pulmonares. A continuación, se presenta el caso de un paciente de 63 años con antecedente de sobrepeso y dislipidemia hospitalizado en contexto de neumonía por SARS CoV2 quien presenta sobreinfección por R. Planticola y E. Aerogenes. Recibió manejo con Cefepime por 7 días con adecuada evolución clínica.
ABSTRACT Raoultella planticola is a bacterium that has been recently described in the literature as an emerging pathogen that causes urinary, abdominal, and lung infections. We present the case of a 63-year-old overweight and with dyslipidemia that was hospitalized because of a SARS-CoV-2 infection. He developed R. planticola and E. aerogenes superinfections. He was treated with cefepime for seven days, and he recovered uneventfully.