A case report of Citrobacter koseri bacteraemia after transfusion of contaminated red cells.

BACKGROUND

Citrobacter koseri has not been associated to infection caused by blood component transfusions.

CASE REPORT: A 46-year-old female patient presented sudden chills, dyspnoea, and tachycardia during a transfusion from a unit of packed red blood cells. Citrobacter koseri was isolated in the two sample collected from the patient and from the content of the packed red blood cells.

RESULTS

We report a case of bacteraemia due to a transfusion of contaminated red blood cells.

CONCLUSION

C. koseri should be taken into account in bacteraemias caused by transfusion of blood components.