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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