Open AccessA case of Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica bacteremia in continental United States
Author(s) -
Jesús A Chavez,
Andrew J. Alexander,
Joan Miquel Balada-Llasat,
Preeti Pancholi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
jmm case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.125
H-Index - 5
ISSN - 2053-3721
DOI - 10.1099/jmmcr.0.005134
Subject(s) - bacteremia , osteomyelitis , cellulitis , medicine , paraplegia , presentation (obstetrics) , case presentation , vertebral osteomyelitis , surgery , intensive care medicine , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , spinal cord , antibiotics , psychiatry
Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica has been associated with open wound infections, cellulitis, osteomyelitis, and bacteremia. Case presentation We report the case of a 41 year old woman with history of congenital myelomeningocele, paraplegia and extensive decubitus ulcers that developed W. chitiniclastica bacteremia secondary to an infected ulcer. Conclusion W. chitiniclastica is an emerging human pathogen that can be readily identified by MALDI-TOF or sequencing.