Pantoea eucrina: Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection in a Woman With Short Bowel Syndrome

Pantoea eucrina, a member of the Erwiniaceae family, is a rarely reported human pathogen primarily associated with plants. This study presents a documented case of catheter-related bloodstream infection caused by P. eucrina in a 60-year-old female receiving home parenteral nutrition. Despite presenting with only minor clinical symptoms, blood cultures from both central and peripheral sites confirmed the presence of P. eucrina, identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) and whole-genome sequencing. The infection was successfully cleared following a 13-day course of gentamicin lock therapy and intravenous piperacillin-tazobactam, after which the catheter was removed.