Open AccessA rare case of Shewanella putrefaciens bacteremia in a patient of road traffic accident
Author(s) -
Ritesh Ranjan,
Priti Chowdhary
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_254_16
Subject(s) - shewanella putrefaciens , bacteremia , medicine , penicillin , otitis , microbiology and biotechnology , cellulitis , ciprofloxacin , intensive care medicine , antibiotics , surgery , biology , bacteria , genetics
Shewanella putrefaciens rarely causes human infection. These are mostly found in environment and food stuffs. Shewanella are often found in mixed culture. It has been implicated in cellulitis, otitis media, and septicemia. It may be found in respiratory tract, urine, feces, and pleural fluid. There is no definite guideline for therapeutic option. In general, these are susceptible to various antimicrobial agents but are often resistant to penicillin and cephalothin. We report a rare case of bacteremia by S. putrefaciens in a patient of head injury with polytrauma after a road traffic accident.