ABSTRACT Enterobacter amnigenus and Leclercia adecarboxylata are Gram-negative aerobic bacilli of the family Enterobacteriaceae that have been isolated from water and, rarely, from various clinical specimens. Absidia is a filamentous fungus of the class Zygomycetes that is ubiquitous in nature and can cause infection, primarily in immunocompromised hosts. Here, we describe an infection of the left lower limb caused by E. amnigenus and L. adecarboxylata with subsequent isolation of Absidia spp. in a patient with multiple traumatic injuries after a major motor vehicle accident. The severity of the clinical picture made amputation necessary, despite aggressive anti-infective therapy with both antibacterial and antifungal agents. Prompt diagnosis and management are mandatory in order to minimize morbidity and even mortality, and reduce the social and economic cost.
Post-traumatic infection of the lower limb caused by rare Enterobacteriaceae and Mucorales in a young healthy male / Giampaolo Corti; Nicola Mondanelli; Michele Losco; Laura Bartolini; Alessandra Fontanelli; Franco Paradisi. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. - ISSN 1201-9712. - ELETTRONICO. - 13:(2009), pp. e57-e60. [10.1016/j.ijid.2008.06.029]
Post-traumatic infection of the lower limb caused by rare Enterobacteriaceae and Mucorales in a young healthy male
CORTI, GIAMPAOLO;MONDANELLI, NICOLA;LOSCO, MICHELE;PARADISI, FRANCO
2009
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ABSTRACT Enterobacter amnigenus and Leclercia adecarboxylata are Gram-negative aerobic bacilli of the family Enterobacteriaceae that have been isolated from water and, rarely, from various clinical specimens. Absidia is a filamentous fungus of the class Zygomycetes that is ubiquitous in nature and can cause infection, primarily in immunocompromised hosts. Here, we describe an infection of the left lower limb caused by E. amnigenus and L. adecarboxylata with subsequent isolation of Absidia spp. in a patient with multiple traumatic injuries after a major motor vehicle accident. The severity of the clinical picture made amputation necessary, despite aggressive anti-infective therapy with both antibacterial and antifungal agents. Prompt diagnosis and management are mandatory in order to minimize morbidity and even mortality, and reduce the social and economic cost.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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