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[Report of four clinical cases of Hafnia alvei bacteremia in a pediatric cardiac surgery unit].
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The gram-negative bacillus Hafnia alvei is the only species of the genus Hafnia, family Enterobacteriaceae. It occasionally behaves as an opportunistic pathogen in humans, causing intestinal and respiratory infection and sepsis. It rarely causes bacteremia, usually of unknown focus.