Severe cellulitis and bacteremia caused by Plesiomonas shigelloides following a traumatic freshwater injury

Severe cellulitis and bacteremia caused by Plesiomonas shigelloides following a traumatic freshwater injury

Plesiomonas shigelloides is a gram-negative bacillus that most commonly causes self-limited diarrhea in humans. Extraintestinal manifestations of P. shigelloides, including skin and soft tissue infections, are extremely uncommon. We present a case of severe cellulitis and bacteremia in an 80-year-ol...

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Main Authors: Kevin M. Pennycook, Keith B. Pennycook, Tess A. McCready, David Kazanowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:IDCases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250919302641
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spelling doaj-b19a75c9fd71496fac0a64c7d1f573882021-07-02T09:32:20ZengElsevierIDCases2214-25092020-01-0119Severe cellulitis and bacteremia caused by Plesiomonas shigelloides following a traumatic freshwater injuryKevin M. Pennycook0Keith B. Pennycook1Tess A. McCready2David Kazanowski3Corresponding author.; Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital, Wayne State University, 1101 West University Dr., Rochester, MI 48307, United StatesAscension Providence Rochester Hospital, Wayne State University, 1101 West University Dr., Rochester, MI 48307, United StatesAscension Providence Rochester Hospital, Wayne State University, 1101 West University Dr., Rochester, MI 48307, United StatesAscension Providence Rochester Hospital, Wayne State University, 1101 West University Dr., Rochester, MI 48307, United StatesPlesiomonas shigelloides is a gram-negative bacillus that most commonly causes self-limited diarrhea in humans. Extraintestinal manifestations of P. shigelloides, including skin and soft tissue infections, are extremely uncommon. We present a case of severe cellulitis and bacteremia in an 80-year-old female caused by Plesiomonas shigelloides following a traumatic freshwater injury in Michigan, USA Keywords: Plesiomonas shigelloides, Cellulitis, Bacteremia, Freshwater, Injury, Avian vectorhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250919302641
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Tess A. McCready
David Kazanowski
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David Kazanowski
Severe cellulitis and bacteremia caused by Plesiomonas shigelloides following a traumatic freshwater injury
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title Severe cellulitis and bacteremia caused by Plesiomonas shigelloides following a traumatic freshwater injury
title_short Severe cellulitis and bacteremia caused by Plesiomonas shigelloides following a traumatic freshwater injury
title_full Severe cellulitis and bacteremia caused by Plesiomonas shigelloides following a traumatic freshwater injury
title_fullStr Severe cellulitis and bacteremia caused by Plesiomonas shigelloides following a traumatic freshwater injury
title_full_unstemmed Severe cellulitis and bacteremia caused by Plesiomonas shigelloides following a traumatic freshwater injury
title_sort severe cellulitis and bacteremia caused by plesiomonas shigelloides following a traumatic freshwater injury
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description Plesiomonas shigelloides is a gram-negative bacillus that most commonly causes self-limited diarrhea in humans. Extraintestinal manifestations of P. shigelloides, including skin and soft tissue infections, are extremely uncommon. We present a case of severe cellulitis and bacteremia in an 80-year-old female caused by Plesiomonas shigelloides following a traumatic freshwater injury in Michigan, USA Keywords: Plesiomonas shigelloides, Cellulitis, Bacteremia, Freshwater, Injury, Avian vector
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250919302641
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