Shewanella alga bacteremia in two patients with lower leg ulcers
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The first Danish cases of Shewanella alga bacteremia in two patients with chronic lower leg ulcers are reported. Both patients were admitted to the hospital during the same month of a very warm summer and had been exposed to the same marine environment, thereby suggesting the same source of infection. Both patients survived; however, one of them had extensive myonecrosis, while the other patient had an uncomplicated course. The strains were initially believed to be Shewanella putrefaciens on the basis of key characteristics and results of the API 20NE identification system (bioMerieux, Marcy l' Etoile, France), but further genetic and physiological analyses identified them as Shewanella alga.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Clinical Infectious Diseases |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 6 |
Pages (from-to) | 1036-1039 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISSN | 1058-4838 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1996 |
Bibliographical note
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Received 3 October 1995; revised 16 January 1996. Financial support: This study was supported in part by the Danish Food Technology Programme. Reprints or correspondence: Dr. Lone Gram, Danish Institute for Fisheries Research, Department of Seafood Research, Danish Technical University, Building 221, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark.
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