eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Medical Case Reports 2374-216X 2017-08-01 5 7 179 180 10.12691/ajmcr-5-7-3 AJMCR2017573 article Luqman Salahudeen luqmandator@yahoo.com 1 Paulisa Ward 2 Rekha Kumari 2 Efemena Diejomaoh 3 Vel Sivapalan 3 Simona Bratu 3 Division of Infectious Disease Department of Medicine, Harlem Hospital Center in Affiliation with Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, United States Department of Medicine, Harlem Hospital Center in Affiliation with Columbia University College of physicians and Surgeons, New York, United States Research Department, Therapeutic Concepts, Houston, United States Raoultella planticola is a gram-negative aerobic bacillus commonly found in water, plant and soil. Few cases have been reported of this organism affecting humans. We present the case of 68-year-old woman with a five-day history of inability to move right hand. Physical examination revealed an erythematous fluctuant swelling which was incised and drained. Drainage specimen was cultured and grew Raoultella planticola susceptible to augmented penicillin's. Patient achieved significant clinical improvement following treatment with ampicillin-sublactam. Clinicians should be aware of this emerging pathogen as a cause of soft tissue infection in humans. http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajmcr/5/7/3/ajmcr-5-7-3.pdf Raoultella planticola gram-negative soft tissue infection humans