Research Article
Hiding in Fresh Fruits and Vegetables: Opportunistic Pathogens May Cross Geographical Barriers
Table 4
Case reports for bacterial infections caused by bacteria listed in Table
2 as presented in the literature.
| Bacteria | Specimen of isolation | Country | Ref. |
| Citrobacter freundii | Blood, urine | USA, South Africa | [38, 47] | Enterobacter amnigenus | Eye | USA | [48] | Enterobacter asburiae | Blood | South Africa | [47] | Enterobacter cloacae | Stool | USA | [49] | Enterobacter hormaechei | Blood/trachea, nasopharynx/rectum | USA | [50] | Enterobacter ludwigii | Bone | India | [51] | Enterococcus casseliflavus | Cerebrospinal fluid | Italy | [52] | Enterococcus faecalis | Blood | South Africa | [47] | Enterococcus faecium | Cerebrospinal fluid | USA | [53] | Enterococcus hirae | Blood | France | [54] | Enterococcus raffinosus | Pelvic hematoma | Germany | [55] | Escherichia coli | Stool | USA | [49] | Klebsiella oxytoca | Stool | Austria | [56] | Klebsiella pneumoniae | Urine/liver, trachea | USA, South Africa | [47, 57] | Pantoea agglomerans | Blood | Italy | [58] | Rahnella aquatilis | Blood | Italy | [58] | Raoultella planticola | Peritoneal fluid, soft tissue, wound | Brazil, Ireland, Saudi Arabia | [39, 59, 60] | Serratia liquefaciens | Blood | USA | [37] | Serratia marcescens | Eye | USA | [61] | Staphylococcus aureus | Blood | Italy | [62] |
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