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Ignatzschineria indica bacteremia in a patient with a maggot-infested heel ulcer: a case report and literature review
An elderly patient was admitted with sepsis to a community hospital. The individual was found to have a foot wound infested with maggots, and clinical evidence of cellulitis. A blood culture was positive on day 2 with Ignatzschineria indica . The patient was treated successfully with a combination o...
| Autores principales: | , , , |
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Microbiology Society
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7525056/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33062937 http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/acmi.0.000078 |
| Sumario: | An elderly patient was admitted with sepsis to a community hospital. The individual was found to have a foot wound infested with maggots, and clinical evidence of cellulitis. A blood culture was positive on day 2 with Ignatzschineria indica . The patient was treated successfully with a combination of antibiotics and manual removal of the maggots. Poor living conditions were central to his presentation. |
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