TY - JOUR
T1 - A rare case of Shewanella septicemia
T2 - Risk factors, environmental associations and management
AU - Latif, Azka
AU - Kapoor, Vikas
AU - Vivekanandan, Renuga
AU - Reddy, Joseph Thilumala
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2019/9/1
Y1 - 2019/9/1
N2 - Shewanella species are Gram-negative, saprophytic, motile bacilli. Exposure to aquatic environment and raw fish ingestion have been defined as significant associated risk factors. The two species most commonly associated with human infections are Shewanella algae and Shewanella putrefaciens and major portion of infections (80%) caused by the former. Herein, we report a case of Shewanella septicaemia in a 70-year-old man in Omaha, NE who had no exposure to aquatic environment. To date, no defined treatment guidelines are present due to rarity of Shewanella infections, which is contributing to emerging antibiotic resistance.
AB - Shewanella species are Gram-negative, saprophytic, motile bacilli. Exposure to aquatic environment and raw fish ingestion have been defined as significant associated risk factors. The two species most commonly associated with human infections are Shewanella algae and Shewanella putrefaciens and major portion of infections (80%) caused by the former. Herein, we report a case of Shewanella septicaemia in a 70-year-old man in Omaha, NE who had no exposure to aquatic environment. To date, no defined treatment guidelines are present due to rarity of Shewanella infections, which is contributing to emerging antibiotic resistance.
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U2 - 10.1136/bcr-2019-230252
DO - 10.1136/bcr-2019-230252
M3 - Article
C2 - 31537604
AN - SCOPUS:85072408194
SN - 1757-790X
VL - 12
JO - BMJ Case Reports
JF - BMJ Case Reports
IS - 9
M1 - e230252
ER -