First case of fulminant sepsis due to Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica

J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Jun;49(6):2333-5. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00001-11. Epub 2011 Apr 6.

Abstract

We report the first case of fulminant sepsis due to Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica. This case is also the first one reported in South America. We emphasize the importance of recognizing bacteria that live in the larvae of a parasitic fly as the causative agent of severe infections in homeless patients.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Bacterial Typing Techniques
  • Cluster Analysis
  • DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
  • DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • Diptera / microbiology
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Ill-Housed Persons
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Sepsis / microbiology*
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • South America
  • Xanthomonadaceae / classification
  • Xanthomonadaceae / genetics
  • Xanthomonadaceae / isolation & purification*
  • Xanthomonadaceae / physiology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • DNA, Ribosomal
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S

Associated data

  • GENBANK/JF692205