Primary Shewanella algae Bacteremia Mimicking Vibrio Septicemia
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Primary Shewanella algae Bacteremia Mimicking Vibrio Septicemia
Shewanella algae infections are rare in humans. Previously reported cases of S. algae have mainly been associated with direct contact with seawater. We report a case of primary S. algae bacteremia occurring after the ingestion of raw seafood in a patient with liver cirrhosis that presented a fulminent course of necrotizing fasciitis.
متن کاملSkin Manifestations of Primary Vibrio vulnificus Septicemia
A 55-year-old man from the southwest United States (Tucson, AZ) presented with altered sensorium. He has a history of alcohol-induced liver cirrhosis. Family members reported thepatient had complainedof abdominal discomfort, watery nonbloody diarrhea, malaise, and leg discoloration earlier that day. He had not traveled outside of the United States for more than 20 years. Vitals were significant...
متن کاملPrimary Shewanella alga septicemia in a patient on hemodialysis.
We report the first Japanese case of primary septicemia with Shewanella alga and also describe the bacteriological characteristics of and results of antibiotic susceptibility tests of the isolate. S. alga was repeatedly isolated, at times simultaneously with Escherichia coli, from the blood of a 64-year-old female undergoing hemodialysis. The isolated organism was determined to be S. alga based...
متن کاملAtropine poisoning mimicking septicemia
A young female was admitted in medical emergency room with fever, tachycardia and breathing difficulty. A provisional diagnosis of septicemia was made and empirical antibiotics were started. The patient required intubation and assisted ventilation. The patient recovered within 72 hours completely except bilateral mid-dilated fixed pupils. Atropine was not administered in the hospital. All blood...
متن کاملMurine Typhus in Humans, Yucatan, Mexico
Emerging Infectious Diseases • www.cdc.gov/eid • Vol. 19, No. 6, June 2013 1021 2. Derby HA, Hammer BW. Bacteriology of butter. IV. Bacteriological studies on surface taint butter. Iowa Agric Exp Station Res Bull. 1931;145:387–416. 3. Holt HM, Gahrn-Hansen B, Bruun B. Shewanella algae and Shewanella putrefaciens: clinical and microbiological characteristics. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2005;11:347–5...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Korean Medical Science
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1011-8934
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2009.24.6.1192