A case of Ignatzschineria bacteraemia in an unconscious man from the Netherlands

INTRODUCTION: Ignatzschineria species were previously known as Schineria species and are well known inhabitants of the larvae of the parasitic fly Wohlfahrtia magnifica. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of Ignatzschineria species bacteraemia in a Dutch patient with a wound infested with maggots....

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Autores principales: Heddema, Edou, Janssen, Frank, van Westreenen, Harro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Microbiology Society 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5330230/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28348762
http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/jmmcr.0.005043
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Ignatzschineria species were previously known as Schineria species and are well known inhabitants of the larvae of the parasitic fly Wohlfahrtia magnifica. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of Ignatzschineria species bacteraemia in a Dutch patient with a wound infested with maggots. CONCLUSION: In the past, these bacteria have been isolated from Wohlfahrtia magnifica, a fly not indigenous to The Netherlands. Other fly larvae such as the blowfly larvae probably infested the wound and harboured this Ignatzschineria strain which subsequently caused this bacteraemia. A two-week course of amoxicillin/clavulanic acid was given with good clinical response.

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