Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica bloodstream infection due to a maggot-infested wound in a 54-year-old male

Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica bloodstream infection due to a maggot-infested wound in a 54-year-old male

We report a case of Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica bacteremia and sepsis, in the setting of lower limb wounds with maggot infestation. This is the first documented infection by this organism in the Australasia/Pacific region, identified using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of fli...

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Main Authors: Kathryn L Connelly, Elliot Freeman, Olivia C Smibert, Belinda Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Global Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Gram-negative bacillus
myiasis
Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica
Online Access:http://www.jgid.org/article.asp?issn=0974-777X;year=2019;volume=11;issue=3;spage=125;epage=126;aulast=Connelly

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