Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica Monomicrobial Bacteremia in a Homeless Man

We report a case of septic shock attributable to monomicrobial bloodstream infection secondary to Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica infection. This case suggests that W. chitiniclastica likely possesses the virulence to cause severe disease. Culture-independent techniques were essential in the ident...

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Autores principales: Omar Harfouch, Paul M. Luethy, Mandee Noval, Jonathan D. Baghdadi
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:8ac1f0af668648a5b560078be72ab3ca2021-11-22T12:59:31ZWohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica Monomicrobial Bacteremia in a Homeless Man10.3201/eid2712.2103271080-60401080-6059https://doaj.org/article/8ac1f0af668648a5b560078be72ab3ca2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/12/21-0327_articlehttps://doaj.org/toc/1080-6040https://doaj.org/toc/1080-6059 We report a case of septic shock attributable to monomicrobial bloodstream infection secondary to Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica infection. This case suggests that W. chitiniclastica likely possesses the virulence to cause severe disease. Culture-independent techniques were essential in the identification of this organism, which enabled selection of appropriate therapy. Omar HarfouchPaul M. LuethyMandee NovalJonathan D. BaghdadiCenters for Disease Control and PreventionarticleWohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclasticasepsisskinsoft tissueinfectionbacterial infectionMedicineRInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216ENEmerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 27, Iss 12, Pp 3195-3197 (2021)
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topic Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica
sepsis
skin
soft tissue
infection
bacterial infection
Medicine
R
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
spellingShingle Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica
sepsis
skin
soft tissue
infection
bacterial infection
Medicine
R
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Omar Harfouch
Paul M. Luethy
Mandee Noval
Jonathan D. Baghdadi
Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica Monomicrobial Bacteremia in a Homeless Man
description We report a case of septic shock attributable to monomicrobial bloodstream infection secondary to Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica infection. This case suggests that W. chitiniclastica likely possesses the virulence to cause severe disease. Culture-independent techniques were essential in the identification of this organism, which enabled selection of appropriate therapy.
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author Omar Harfouch
Paul M. Luethy
Mandee Noval
Jonathan D. Baghdadi
author_facet Omar Harfouch
Paul M. Luethy
Mandee Noval
Jonathan D. Baghdadi
author_sort Omar Harfouch
title Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica Monomicrobial Bacteremia in a Homeless Man
title_short Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica Monomicrobial Bacteremia in a Homeless Man
title_full Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica Monomicrobial Bacteremia in a Homeless Man
title_fullStr Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica Monomicrobial Bacteremia in a Homeless Man
title_full_unstemmed Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica Monomicrobial Bacteremia in a Homeless Man
title_sort wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica monomicrobial bacteremia in a homeless man
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/8ac1f0af668648a5b560078be72ab3ca
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