Pantoea agglomerans bacteremia in a 65-year-old man with acute myeloid leukemia: case report and review.

A 65-year-old man with a recent history of acute leukemia was admitted with complaints of chills and rigors. He had a long-standing Hickman catheter which was removed following the isolation of a gram negative rod later identified as Pantoea agglomerans. The patient recovered with antimicrobial therapy. Pantoea species are rare causes of clinically relevant infections.