Hafnia alvei is a gram-negative bacterium that has been rarely reported as a cause of human infections.Its occurrence as an etiologic agent of urinary tract infection in the neonatal period is particularly uncommon.In this report, we present a case of a 13-day-old male neonate who was admitted with fever and irritability and was found to have Hafnia alvei growth in the urine culture.As the microorganism was susceptible to gentamicin, the patient was treated with gentamicin for seven days, resulting in complete resolution of clinical and laboratory findings.This case highlights that rare pathogens should be considered in the evaluation of urinary tract infections in the neonatal period and that the prognosis is favorable with appropriate antibiotic therapy.
Benli et al. (Fri,) studied this question.