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From soil to blood: first human case of Sphingobacterium hotanense bacteraemia.
- Source :
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Le infezioni in medicina [Infez Med] 2017 Mar 01; Vol. 25 (1), pp. 75-76. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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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.
- 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
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2532-8689
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Le infezioni in medicina
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 28353460