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Case Reports
. 2011 Jan;15(1):49-51.
doi: 10.4103/0972-5229.78228.

Post-traumatic skin and soft tissue infection due to Aeromonas hydrophila

Bijayini Behera  1 , Sandeep Bhoriwal, Purva Mathur, Sushma Sagar, Maneesh Singhal, M C Misra
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Case Reports

Post-traumatic skin and soft tissue infection due to Aeromonas hydrophila

Bijayini Behera et al. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2011 Jan.

Abstract

We report a case of posttraumatic skin and soft tissue infection in a patient who sustained laceration after being hit by a water tanker. Aeromonas hydrophila was isolated from pus and was identified to the species level by Vitek 2 and a battery of biochemical tests. The patient responded to thorough drainage, debridement of wound and 2 weeks of intravenous antibiotics. The patient was taken up for split skin grafting of the raw area. She was discharged with satisfactory graft uptake after 1 week without any further antibiotics advice. Follow-up after 3 weeks was satisfactory with healthy cover on the raw area and normal weight bearing on the left leg.

Keywords: Aeromonas hydrophila; skin and soft tissue infection; trauma.

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