&lt;i&gt;Shewanella putrefaciens&lt;/i&gt; Isolated in a Case of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Jorens, Philippe G.; Goovaerts, K.; Ieven, M.

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“…An outbreak of 31 abdominal and biliary tract infections, or bacteremia, caused by exposure to a shared measuring cup was reported in a general surgery unit in South Korea. 8 Other infections in this group were two cases of ventilatorassociated pneumonia, 45,54 five cases of peritonitis in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis, 26,27,31 eight cases of skin and soft tissue infections, 24,31 one case of keratitis, 49 one case of bacteremia caused by endoscopic therapy of gastric varices, 31 one case of meningitis after trepanation, 21 and one case of urinary tract infection associated with catheterization. Most (87%, 195 of 223) patients recovered, although some cases of ear infection became chronic.…”

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Human Infection with Shewanella putrefaciens and S. algae: Report of 16 Cases in Martinique and Review of the Literature

Vignier¹,

Barreau²,

Olive³

et al. 2013

The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Abstract. Shewanella spp. are saprophytic bacteria that are part of the marine microflora in warm climates and are rarely pathogenic. However, Shewanella spp. infections are being increasingly reported, and there has been no comprehensive review of the literature describing these infections. This article reports 16 cases of Shewanella spp. infections in Martinique since 1997 and reviews another 239 cases reported in the literature since 1973. Patients experienced soft tissue infections, ear infection, or abdominal and biliary tract infections. A skin or mucosal portal of entry was found for 53% of the patients and exposure to the marine environment was reported for 44%; 79% of patients had an underlying condition. Bacteriema were frequent (28%). Most (87%) patients recovered, although ear infections can become chronic. Death occurred in 13% of the patients. Most Shewanella spp. isolates are susceptible to cefotaxime (95%), piperacillin and tazobactam (98%), gentamicin (99%), and ciprofloxacin (94%).

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Human Infection with Shewanella putrefaciens and S. algae: Report of 16 Cases in Martinique and Review of the Literature

Vignier¹,

Barreau²,

Olive³

et al. 2013

The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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“…Shewanella species are marine bacteria but have been reported as rare human pathogens (Holt et al, 2005). The most common Shewanella species associated with human infections are S. algae and S. putrefaciens (Holt et al, 2005), both of which have been identified as the cause of a variety of infections such as bacteraemia, pneumonia, meningitis and soft tissue infection (Brink et al, 1995;Jorens et al, 2004;Pagani et al, 2003;Tucker et al, 2010;Yilmaz et al, 2007). However, the species identification of previous reports was generally performed using biochemical reactions or commercially supplied automated microbiology systems.…”

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Nosocomial peripancreatic infection associated with Shewanella xiamenensis

Zong

2011

Journal of Medical Microbiology

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“…This has raised the possibility that shewanellae could serve as decontaminating agents in the environment (2,18,19,24). Also, these bacteria can cause food spoilage and can act as opportunistic pathogens (3,12) and thus are of some interest to the food industry and medicine.…”

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Genomic Analysis of Carbon Source Metabolism of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1: Predictions versus Experiments

Serres

Riley

2006

J Bacteriol

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Genomic sequences have been used to find the genetic foundation for carbon source metabolism in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1. Annotated S. oneidensis MR-1 gene products were examined for their sequence similarity to enzymes participating in pathways for utilization of carbon and energy as described in the BioCyc database (http://www.biocyc.org/) or in the primary literature. A picture emerges that relegates five-and six-carbon sugars to minor roles as carbon sources, whereas multiple pathways for utilization of up to three-carbon carbohydrates seem to be present. Capacity to utilize amino acids for carbon and energy is also present. A few contradictions emerged in which enzymes appear to be present by annotations but are not active in the cell according to physiological experiments. Annotations are based on close sequence similarity and will not reveal inactivity due to deleterious mutations or due to lack of coordination of regulation and transport. Genes for a few enzymes known by experiment to be active are not found in the genome. This may be due to extensive divergence after duplication or convergence of function in separate lines in evolution rendering activities undetectable by sequence similarity. To minimize false predictions from protein sequences, we have been conservative in predicting pathways. We did not predict any pathway when, although a partial pathway was seen it was composed largely of enzymes already accounted for in any other complete pathway. This is an example of how a biochemically oriented sequence analysis can generate questions and direct further experimental investigation.

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<i>Shewanella putrefaciens</i> Isolated in a Case of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Abstract: We report the isolation of the aquatic gram-negative bacterium Shewanella putrefaciens from the bronchoalveolar lavage in a case of ventilator-associated pneumonia. To our knowledge, this species has never been isolated from the lower respiratory tract before as a potential pathogen.

Cited by 27 publications

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Human Infection with Shewanella putrefaciens and S. algae: Report of 16 Cases in Martinique and Review of the Literature

Human Infection with Shewanella putrefaciens and S. algae: Report of 16 Cases in Martinique and Review of the Literature

Nosocomial peripancreatic infection associated with Shewanella xiamenensis

Genomic Analysis of Carbon Source Metabolism of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1: Predictions versus Experiments

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