1. From soil to blood: first human case of Sphingobacterium hotanense bacteraemia.
- Author
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Kroumova V, Rossati A, Bargiacchi O, Garavelli PL, Camaggi A, Caroppo S, and Andreoni S
- Subjects
- Aged, 80 and over, Amoxicillin therapeutic use, Animals, Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use, Atrioventricular Block therapy, Bacteremia drug therapy, Chickens, Clavulanic Acid therapeutic use, Drug Therapy, Combination, Humans, Male, Pacemaker, Artificial, Risk Factors, Sphingobacterium classification, Treatment Outcome, beta-Lactamase Inhibitors therapeutic use, Bacteremia diagnosis, Bacteremia microbiology, Soil Microbiology, Sphingobacterium isolation & purification, Sphingobacterium pathogenicity
- Abstract
This report describes a case of Sphingobacterium hotanense bacteraemia in a patient scratched by a rooster on the right arm. Diagnostic, clinical and therapeutic features are discussed. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of Sphingobacterium hotanense bacteremia reported in the medical literature.
- Published
- 2017