Ciprofloxacin-resistant Aeromonas hydrophila cellulitis following leech therapy.
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We report a case of surgical site infection with ciprofloxacin-resistant Aeromonas hydrophila following leech therapy. Antimicrobial and genetic analyses of leech and patient isolates demonstrated that the resistant isolates originated from the leech gut microbiota. These data suggest that ciprofloxacin monotherapy as a prophylaxis regimen prior to leech therapy may not be effective in preventing infection.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 51 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013