Cerebellar abscess caused by Shewanella putrefaciens

Süzük, Serap; Yetener, Vedat; Ergüngör, Fikret; Balaban, Neriman

doi:10.1080/00365540410018139

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“…is SSTI. Other described clinical syndromes are: primary and secondary bacteremia [63,67,70], hepatobiliary infection [70], bone and joint infection [71,72], CNS infection [73,74], endocarditis [75], eye infection [63,76], ear infection [77], and respiratory infection [63,78]. Shewanella infections are usually acquired following seawater exposure, however, a hospital acquired outbreak was also described [59].…”

Section: Shewanella Sppmentioning

confidence: 98%

Soft Tissue Infections Caused by Marine Bacterial Pathogens: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Management

Finkelstein

Oren

2011

Curr Infect Dis Rep

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Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) are one of the most common infection syndromes and may be caused by a large number of microorganisms. Some principles of aquatic injuries are different than those of land-based trauma. Wounds sustained in marine environment are exposed to a milieu of bacteria rarely encountered in different settings. These include Vibrio spp., Aeromonas spp., Shewanella spp., Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, Mycobacterium marinum, Streptococcus iniae, and other microbes. Failure to recognize and treat these uncommon pathogens in a timely manner may result in significant morbidity or death. These infections are frequently contracted as a result of recreational swimming, fishing injuries, or seafood handling. The spectrum of manifestations is wide, varying from cases of mild cellulitis, to severe life-threatening necrotizing fasciitis requiring radical surgery, to sepsis and death. This review will focus on the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and treatment of SSTIs caused by the most important marine pathogens.

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Section: Shewanella Sppmentioning

confidence: 98%

Soft Tissue Infections Caused by Marine Bacterial Pathogens: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Management

Finkelstein

Oren

2011

Curr Infect Dis Rep

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“…Although the clinical significance of these organisms has often been obscured by their occurrence as part of a mixed bacterial flora, a number of monomicrobial infections have been reported, thereby documenting the pathogenic potential of Shewanella spp. [1,6,12,14,15,24,25,28–31].…”

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confidence: 99%

Shewanella algae and Shewanella putrefaciens: clinical and microbiological characteristics

Holt

Gahrn-Hansen

Bruun³

2005

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

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The occurrence of the two Shewanella species found in clinical specimens, Shewanella algae and Shewanella putrefaciens, correlates with the temperature and salinity of seawater. This means that Shewanella infections occur in warm climates or during especially warm summers in temperate climates. The infections described most commonly involve ears, skin and soft tissue, with or without bacteraemia. Primary bacteraemia with a fulminant course is also seen in immunocompromised patients. Important differential characteristics between the two species include the ability of S. algae to produce mucoid colonies with beta-haemolysis on sheep blood agar, to grow at 42 degrees C and in NaCl 6% w/v, and to reduce nitrite, and an inability to produce acid from maltose, all of which are in contrast to the characteristics of S. putrefaciens. Automated identification systems fail to differentiate between S. algae and S. putrefaciens, as S. algae is not included in the databases of these systems. Presumably for this reason, most Shewanella infections reported during recent years have been attributed to S. putrefaciens. However, when extensive phenotypic characterisation is performed, most human infections are seen to be caused by S. algae. As the two species seem to have different pathogenic potential for humans, correct identification is important, and this is possible in routine clinical microbiology laboratories.

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“…The literature mentions only one case of nosocomial meningitis caused by Shewanella putrefaciens, which was secondary to a cerebral hemorrhage treated by neurosurgery. 5 Two cases of cerebral abscess secondary to purulent otitis 6,7 have also been described (including a Klebsiella pneumoniae coinfection). However, other instances of community-acquired Shewanella spp.…”

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Case Report: Disseminated Shewanella algae Infection with Meningoencephalitis in a Traveler Secondary to Marine Injury in Madagascar

Brulliard

Traversier

Allyn

et al. 2017

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Marine microorganisms such as spp., spp., and spp. can cause sepsis secondary to a wound infection in the context of swimming. These microorganisms are most often susceptible to fluoroquinolones. Here, we report a unique case of bacteremia associated with meningoencephalitis and disseminated via hematogenous spread secondary to a skin injury. The patient suffered the injury while swimming in saline water during a cruise holiday in Madagascar, and she was initially treated with amoxicillin. The neurological evolution was unsatisfactory. Better knowledge of such infections (and especially of the context in which they occur), as well as greater familiarity with the susceptibility profile of different marine microorganisms would have allowed health professionals to provide presumptive microbiological diagnosis and effective treatment earlier.

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Cerebellar abscess caused by Shewanella putrefaciens

Abstract: We report a case of cerebellar abscess secondary to chronic otitis by caused by Shewanella putrefaciens and localized in the cerebellar hemisphere, in a paediatric patient.

Cited by 25 publications

References 11 publications

Soft Tissue Infections Caused by Marine Bacterial Pathogens: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Management

Soft Tissue Infections Caused by Marine Bacterial Pathogens: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Management

Shewanella algae and Shewanella putrefaciens: clinical and microbiological characteristics

Case Report: Disseminated Shewanella algae Infection with Meningoencephalitis in a Traveler Secondary to Marine Injury in Madagascar

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